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 Environmental and Sustainable
 Technology Evaluations (ESTE)

  The Environmental and Sustainable Technology Evaluations (ESTE) projects are one-time funding opportunities to directly respond 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 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.

ETV ESTE Projects



Technologies for Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems (In progress)

Resources
ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Products and Technologies for Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems (PDF) (2 pp, 64 KB) July 2011
Stakeholders
Technologies for Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems
Company/Technology Name Verification Report
and Statement		 Test/Quality
Assurance Plan		 Verification Protocol
    Test Plan for Verification of Avanti International AV-118 Duriflex Acrylic Chemical Grout for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (PDF) (40 pp, 976 KB) September 2009 Verification Protocol for the Verification of Grouting Materials for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (PDF) (49 pp, 308 KB) September 2004, Produced by ETV’s Water Quality Protection Center
Test Plan for Verification of SSCI Grout for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (PDF) (41 pp, 1.1 MB) September 2009
Test Plan for Verification of Warren Environmental Inc. Mastic 301-04 for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (PDF) (42 pp, 1.1 MB) September 2009

EPA Collaborators for This Project
Aging Water Infrastructure Program

Contact
Ray Frederick (732) 321-6627

See Also
ETV Water Quality Protection Center Infrastructure Rehabilitation Technologies

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Anaerobic Digestion of Animal Manure (In progress)

Resources
Fact Sheet: Manure Treatment by Anaerobic Digester Technology to Recover Energy and Reduce Pollutants (PDF) (2 pp, 48 KB)June 2007
Technology Brief: ETV and Animal Feeding Operations (PDF) (2 pp, 1.77 MB) (EPA/600/S-07/012) March 2007
Technology Brief: ETV and Energy (PDF) (2 pp, 94 KB) (EPA/600/F-06/015) June 2009
Technology Brief: Waste-to-Energy Technologies (PDF) (2 pp, 112 KB) (EPA/600/S-09/027) October 2009
Stakeholders
Anaerobic Digestion of Animal Manure
Company/Technology Name Verification Report
and Statement		 Test/Quality
Assurance Plan		 Verification Protocol
    Test/QA Plan for Verification of Anaerobic Digester for Energy Production and Pollution Prevention (PDF) (59 pp, 3.7 MB) January 2007 Protocol for Quantifying and Reporting the Performance of Anaerobic Digestion Systems for Livestock Manures March 2011

Produced for US EPA AgSTAR Program

EPA Collaborators for This Project
Office of Water

Contact
Wendy Davis-Hoover (513) 569-7206

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Microbial-Resistant Building Materials (In progress)

Resources
ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Microbial Resistant Building Materials (PDF) (2 pp, 64 KB) (EPA/600/S-08/027) December 2008
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
Microbial-Resistant Building Materials
Company/Technology Name Verification Report
and Statement		 Test/Quality
Assurance Plan		 Verification Protocol
Lonseal, Inc.
Lonseal Lonwood Natural		 Report (PDF) (28 pp, 588 KB) September 2010
Statement (PDF) (7 pp, 244 MB) 		Mold-Resistant Building Material Testing (PDF) (31 pp, 135 KB)
August 2008
Not applicable.

Armacell LLC
AP Armaflex Black

 Report (PDF) (20 pp, 284 KB) April 2011
Statement (PDF) (7 pp, 180 MB)
    Mold-Resistant Gypsum Board Testing (PDF) (33 pp, 138 KB) January 2007

EPA Collaborators for This Project
Office of Air and Radiation

Contact
Timothy Dean (919) 541-2304

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Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies (In progress)

Resources
Fact Sheet: Verification of Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies (PDF) (2 pp, 56 KB)August 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

Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies
Company/Technology Name Verification Report
and Statement		 Test/Quality
Assurance Plan		 Verification Protocol
    Low speed pesticide spray drift reduction technologies for row and field crops (PDF) (51 pp, 636 KB) May 2009 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
High speed pesticide spray drift reduction technologies for row and field crops (PDF) (29 pp, 248 KB) March 2009

EPA Collaborators for This Project
Office of Pesticide Programs
Region 9
Environmental Technology Council

Contact
Mike Kosusko (919) 541-2734

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Performance Characteristics of Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint (Completed 2010)


Resources
Technology Brief: Verification of Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint (PDF) (2 pp, 476 KB) (EPA/600/S-11/006) July 2011
ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint (PDF) (2 pp, 63 KB) (EPA/600/S-08/025) December 2008 (updated December 2009)
Overview of EPA's Lead Paint Test Kit Recognition Program
How to Apply
Guidelines for Participation in the ETV ESTE Verification Test of Lead Paint Test Kits (2 pp, 28 KB) September 2009 (Revised 09/24/2009)

Stakeholders

Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint
Company/Technology Name Verification Report
and Statement		 Test/Quality
Assurance Plan		 Verification Protocol
ANDalyze, Inc.
Lead-in-Paint Test Kit		 Report (PDF) (86 pp, 572 MB)December 2010
Statement (PDF) (5 pp, 92 MB) 		Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint (PDF) (67 pp, 2.36 MB)December 2009 Not applicable.
ESCA Tech, Inc.
D-Lead® Paint Test Kit		 Report (PDF) (86 pp, 672 MB)December 2010
Statement (PDF) (5 pp, 92 MB)
Industrial Test Systems, Inc.
LeadPaintCheck		 Report (PDF) (79 pp, 540 MB)December 2010
Statement (PDF) (5 pp, 92 MB)
Silver Lake Research
LeadAVERT™ Test Kit		 Report (PDF) (85 pp, 560 MB)December 2010
Statement (PDF) (5 pp, 92 MB)

Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint

EPA Collaborators for This Project
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

Contact
Julius Enriquez (513) 569-7285

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Fuel Characteristics and Emissions
from Biomass Co-Fired Boilers (Completed 2008)

Resources
ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Fuel Characteristics and Emissions from Biomass-fired Boilers (PDF) (2 pp, 84 KB) (EPA/600/S-08/026) December 2008
Technology Brief: ETV and Energy (PDF) (2 pp, 94 KB) (EPA/600/F-06/015) June 2009
Renewafuel Receives EPA Funding to Study Pelletized Wood Fuel Exit EPA Disclaimer June 2007
Technology Brief: Waste-to-Energy Technologies (PDF) (2 pp, 112 KB) (EPA/600/S-09/027) October 2009
Stakeholders
Biomass Co-Fired Boilers
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
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Office of Air and Radiation
Office of Solid Waste

Contact
Lee Beck (919) 541-0617

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Portable Optical and Thermal Imaging
Devices for Leak Detection at Petroleum
Refineries and Chemical Plants (Completed 2008)

Resources
ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Portable Optical and Thermal Imaging Devices for Leak Detection at Petroleum Refineries and Chemical Plants (PDF) (2 pp, 71 KB) (EPA/600/S-08/028) December 2008

EPA Collaborators for This Project
Region 6
Office of Air and Radiation
Environmental Technology Council

Contact
David Williams (919) 541-2573

See Also
ETV Advanced Monitoring Systems Center
AMS Leak Detection and Repair Verification Reports and Statements

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Radio Frequency Identification Tracking of
Hazardous Wastes Across International Borders (Completed 2008)

Resources
ESTE Project Brief: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tracking of Hazardous Wastes Across International Borders (PDF) (2 pp, 68 KB) (EPA/600/S-09/001) December 2008
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Stakeholder Meeting (PDF) (3 pp, 96 KB) August 23, 2005
Stakeholders

EPA Collaborators for This Project
Office of International Affairs
Office of Compliance and Enforcement Assurance

Contact
For Final Test Plan, Testing and Verification: John McKernan (513) 569-7415
For Draft Protocol Development: Katrina Varner (702) 798-2645
See Also
ETV Advanced Monitoring Systems Center
AMS Radio Frequency Identification Devices Verification Reports and Statements

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