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Evaluating Groundwater Conveyance of Point Source Pollution to a Navigable Water as Functionally Equivalent to Direct Discharge
This white paper describes key scientific and policy processes in developing approaches for assessing functional equivalency by state and local...
Webinar: Legal, Technical, and Strategic Considerations for Environmental Justice Under CERCLA
Overview For the last few years, environmental justice (EJ) has been one of the most visible topics in environmental protection...
Webinar: Natural Resource Damage from Conflict in Eastern Europe
Click to register for free. Since the beginning of the war in February 2022, Ukraine's land and water resources have...
Deep Decarbonization of Glassmaking
Originally published in The American Ceramic Society’s May 2023 ACerS Bulletin. https://ceramics.org. At the end of the day, many like...
Applying AQUATOX to Aquatic Mesocosms for Higher-Tier Pesticide Risk Assessment
Poster presented at SETAC Europe, April 30–May 4, 2023, Dublin, Ireland Aquatic ecosystem modelling complements empirical approaches to higher-tier pesticide...
CalWave, San Diego
Marine renewable energy installations such as wave and tidal energy converters are expected to have very low levels of acoustic...
National Science Foundation
Fishes and many invertebrates use sound, primarily particle motion, to acquire information about their environment (i.e., an approaching predator or...
Office of Naval Research—Vandenberg Space Force Base and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
This endeavor sought answers to the following science questions related to underwater sound generated from an in-air source of sound...
Projected Cross-Shore Changes in Upwelling Induced by Offshore Wind Farm Development Along the California Coast
Introduction In California offshore waters, sustained northwesterly winds have been identified as a key resource that can contribute substantially to...
PFAS State Regulation of Drinking Water, Groundwater, and Surface Water: A Look Back
Poster presented at AEHS West Conference, March 20–23, 2023, San Diego, California In June 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Vapor Intrusion Evaluation at a Daycare Facility in a Disadvantaged Community
Poster presented at AEHS West Conference, March 20–23, 2023, San Diego, California In 2021, a daycare center serving a disadvantaged...
NY State Establishes PFAS Surface Water Quality Guidance Values—Human Health Values Below Drinking Water Standards
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently released their final Ambient Water Quality Guidance Values for PFOS...
EPA Proposes the First National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for any PFAS Chemical
On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) for perfluorooctanoic acid...
Environmental Safety Screening for Consumer Products
A trade association representing numerous consumer product and ingredient manufacturers was seeking to evaluate and disseminate information on the environmental...
Natural Protection Against Sea Level Rise
The California coast has been jolted by coastal flooding and damage caused by unprecedented rains, wind, high tides, and waves...
Key States To Include Cumulative Impacts In Environmental Permits
Environmental Justice Update: New York and Massachusetts are the latest states to bring cumulative impacts analysis into the permitting process....
Integral Nature-Based Living Shoreline Solutions
As we grapple with the realities of climate change and sea level rise, it is helpful to take a step...
Using U.S. Natural Resource Damage Assessment to Understand the Environmental Consequences of the War in Ukraine
Abstract The human toll of war is clearly devastating for both combatants and civilians. However, the environmental impacts of war,...
Human Health Risk Characterization of PFAS Chemicals at a Superfund Site
Knowledge regarding the toxicity and regulatory landscape of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is evolving rapidly, which can have significant...
Multiple Lines of Evidence to Support 3-Dimensional Delineation of a Historical Dredge Prism
Additional contribution by Debbie Deetz Silva (EVRAZ Inc. NA) Poster presented at Battelle Sediments Conference, Jan 9-12, 2023, Austin, Texas...
Use of SPI Technology to Quantitatively Evaluate the Effects of Carp Removal on Surface Sediment Conditions in a Michigan Lake
Additional contributions by Louise Venne (louise.venne@woodplc.com), Phil Pauquette (phil.pauquette@woodplc.com), and Cynthia Draper (cynthia.draper@woodplc.com) (Wood, Kennesaw, GA, USA) Poster presented at...