Emergency Response Research
Research to Respond to and Recover from Disasters
EPA's emergency response and homeland security research provides science & technology needed to effectively respond to and recover from disasters. Natural and human-made disasters, whether intentional or unintentional, can result in contamination that threatens human health, the environment, and our economy. Communities must be resilient to avoid such catastrophes. Resilience requires scientific information to support good decisions.
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Research Topics
EPA does research on a variety of topics ranging from water security, waste management, community resilience, and more.
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Models, Tools, & Applications
EPA has innovative models, tools, and technologies to aid in making informed decisions related to human health and the environment.
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Outreach & Training
Explore EPA’s engagement opportunities, webinars, outreach and training.
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Publications
EPA has the latest scientific publications, reports, articles, and more.
Meet Our Scientists & Engineers
Our scientists perform cutting-edge research to provide the strong, scientific foundation that supports EPA's mission.