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Environmental and Sustainable
Technology Evaluations (ESTE)
| The Environmental and Sustainable Technology Evaluations (ESTE) projects respond directly to EPA's need for credible performance information on technologies that can address high-risk environmental problems. ESTE maintains the quality assurance, stakeholder involvement, and cost-sharing that are the fundamental operating principles of ETV.
Under ESTE, the prioritized verification categories are chosen by the Office of Research and Development (ORD) with program office and regional office support. ORD project managers direct the verifications using contractor support. All environmental technology categories are considered under ESTE. ESTE funding was awarded to five projects in 2005 and one project in 2006:
Anaerobic Digestion of Animal Manure
Stakeholders
Fuel Characteristics and Emissions
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| Resources |
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| Fact Sheet: Verification of Fuel Characteristics and Emissions from Biomass-Fired Boilers (PDF) (2 pp, 56 KB) October 2006 |
| Technology Brief: ETV and Energy (PDF) (2 pp, 208 KB) (EPA/600/F-06/015) October 2006 |
Renewafuel Receives EPA Funding to Study Pelletized Wood Fuel  June 2007 |
Stakeholders
| Company/Technology Name | Verification Report and Statement |
Test/Quality Assurance Plan |
Verification Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelletized wood fuel, developed by Renewafuels, LLC, co-fired with coal at the University of Iowa Main Power Plant Boiler 10 (a Riley Stoker Corporation unit) | Report (PDF) (62 pp, 1.93 MB) April 2008 Statement (PDF) (7 pp, 206 KB) |
Environmental and Sustainable Technology Evaluation – Biomass Co-Firing in Industrial Boilers (PDF) (51 pp, 972 KB) October 2006 | Not applicable. |
| Wood waste co-fired with coal at the Minnesota Power, Rapids Energy Center Boiler 5 (a Foster Wheeler Spreader Stoker Boiler) | Report (PDF) (60 pp, 1.73 MB) April 2008 Statement (PDF) (7 pp, 201 KB) |
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards |
| Office of Air and Radiation |
| Office of Solid Waste |
| Contact |
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| Lee Beck (919) 541-0617 |
Microbial-Resistant Building Materials:
Gypsum Wallboard
| Resources |
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| Fact Sheet: Verification of Microbial-Resistant Building Materials; Gypsum Wallboard (PDF) (2 pp, 52 KB) May 2007 |
| Technology Brief: Green Building Technologies (PDF) (2 pp, 256 KB) (EPA/600/F-06/016) October 2006 |
| ESTE Gypsum Board Stakeholder Meeting (PDF) (4 pp, 44 KB) July 14, 2006 |
| ESTE Gypsum Board Vendor Meeting (PDF) (5 pp, 104 KB) May 25, 2006 |
Stakeholders
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Office of Air and Radiation |
| Contact |
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| Timothy Dean (919) 541-2304 |
Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies
| Resources |
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| Fact Sheet: Verification of Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies (PDF) (2 pp, 56 KB) August 2007 |
| Draft Generic Verification Protocol for the Verification of Pesticide Spray Drift Reduction Technologies for Row and Field Crops (PDF) (58 pp, 708 KB) April 2007 |
| Environmental Technology Council, Pesticide Drift Reduction Technology, Second Stakeholder Technical Panel Meeting, Final Meeting Summary (PDF) (28 pp, 120 KB) July 13, 2006 |
| Environmental Technology Council, Pesticide Drift Reduction Technology, First Stakeholder Technical Panel Meeting (PDF) (23 pp, 268 KB) January 31 2006 |
Stakeholders
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Office of Pesticide Programs |
| Region 9 |
| Environmental Technology Council |
| Contact |
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| Mike Kosusko (919) 541-2734 |
Portable Optical and Thermal Imaging
Devices for Leak Detection at Petroleum
Refineries and Chemical Plants
| Resources |
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| Fact Sheet: Verification of Portable Optical and Thermal Imaging Devices for Leak Detection at Petroleum Refineries and Chemical Plants (PDF) (2 pp, 64 KB) October 2006 |
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Region 6 |
| Office of Air and Radiation |
| Environmental Technology Council |
| Contact |
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| David Williams (919) 541-2573 |
Radio Frequency Identification Tracking of
Hazardous Wastes Across International Borders
| Resources |
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| Fact Sheet: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tracking of Hazardous Wastes Across International Borders (PDF) (2 pp, 120 KB) October 2005 |
| Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Stakeholder Meeting (PDF) (3 pp, 96 KB) August 23, 2005 |
Stakeholders
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Office of International Affairs |
| Office of Compliance and Enforcement Assurance |
| Contact |
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| Katrina Varner (702) 798-2645 |
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