
GEMS: Great Environmental Moments in Science

Homeland Security Research Program: Directors’ Roundtable
Research leaders talk about EPA’s role and responsibilities in homeland security.

Interagency Collaboration Tests Response to Anthrax Contamination
EPA partners with five other agencies and departments to work together to conduct and evaluate various anthrax-decontamination technologies in real-world scenarios.

Post Amerithrax: Advancing the Science and Engineering of Decontamination
EPA scientists are developing and evaluating decontamination technologies to inactivate lethal bacteria such as anthrax.

From Disaster to Recovery: Waste Management Planning and Response
EPA scientists develop innovative tools to assist decision-makers manage wastes from natural and man-made disasters.

Standing By: EPA Helps Nation's Laboratories Prepare for Emergency Response Operations
EPA researchers enhance nation’s scientific capacity to analyze large number of samples.

Enhancing Water Security: EPA Prepares for Intentional Contamination Incidents
EPA scientists make a variety of tools available to drinking water managers to help them keep water safe and secure.

EPA Examines Ways to Treat Biotoxins in Drinking Water
Agency researchers advance science to help protect the nation's drinking water.

PALS: Developing Provisional Advisory Levels for Interim Recovery Actions
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.
