Volume 2 | Number 5 | September / October 2011
Message from Deborah Y. Dietrich,
EPA Associate Administrator for Homeland Security
Message from Jonathan G. Herrmann, P.E., BCEE
Director, EPA National Homeland Security Research Center
GEMS: Great Environmental Moments in Science
Research leaders talk about EPA’s role and responsibilities in homeland security.
EPA partners with five other agencies and departments to work together to conduct and evaluate various anthrax-decontamination technologies in real-world scenarios.
EPA scientists are developing and evaluating decontamination technologies to inactivate lethal bacteria such as anthrax.
EPA scientists develop innovative tools to assist decision-makers manage wastes from natural and man-made disasters.
EPA researchers enhance nation’s scientific capacity to analyze large number of samples.
EPA scientists make a variety of tools available to drinking water managers to help them keep water safe and secure.
Agency researchers advance science to help protect the nation's drinking water.
EPA researchers are leading the development of health-based emergency exposure levels to help protect communities and emergency response professionals while they recover from a chemical incident or attack.
EPA researchers and their collaborators from the Department of Energy were awarded an "R&D100 Award" for 2010 from R&D Magazine for CANARY, software they developed to improve the security of drinking water systems.
Read more about CANARY and the other R&D 100 Awards
EPA Research in the News
EPA Homeland Security researchers supported Agency efforts to decontaminate buildings affected by anthrax in New England—twice.
EPA scientists helped plan and support major simulation of testing, clean up, and recovery phases following a deliberate radiation attack.
Science Wednesday: Highlights From Our Blog
Homeland Security Research: Armed with Science. EPA researcher Dr. Peter Jutro, the Deputy Director for Science and Policy at EPA's National Homeland Security Research Center blogs about being an "Armed with Science" podcast.
EPA Research Grants
EPA supports the nation's leading scientists and engineers through competitive grant programs and fellowships to ensure that the latest science is available to support the Agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment.
For information about EPA grants and funding opportunities, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/ncer.