Homeland Security Research
Natural or manmade disasters can result in pollution that threatens human health, the environment and our economy. The United States is regularly affected by such disasters. Communities must be resilient to such catastrophes. Resilience requires scientific information to support good decisions. EPA's Homeland Security Research Program provides science and technology needed to rapidly and effectively respond to environmental catastrophes.
Basic Information
Water Systems
Security and Resilience
Characterizing Contamination and Assessing Exposure
Publications
Models, Tools and
Applications
Homeland Security Research Videos
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Water Security Testbed Exit EPA's simulated water distribution system for conducting large scale experiments.
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Toolbox of technologies – rad demo ExitLarge scale demonstration of radiological decontamination methods at the Battelle facility in Columbus Ohio
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Bio-Response Operational Testing and Evaluation (BOTE) Project Demonstration of the decontamination of a building contaminated with a surrogate to pathogen that causes the anthrax disease.
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Incident Waste Management Support Tool (I-Waste) ExitDemonstration of the I-Waste tool for estimating waste volumes and finding treatment and disposal options
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Researcher profile: Paul Lemieux Exit Decontamination, and waste treatment and disposal expert
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Researcher profile: Sang Don Lee Exit Radiological fate and transport and decontamination expert