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Managing Materials and Wastes for Homeland Security Incidents

Waste management is a critical part of preparation for and response and recovery following homeland security and smaller incidents. These may include an act of terrorism involving chemical, biological and radiological agents, a large-scale natural disaster or an animal disease outbreak. This site provides public and private emergency planners, managers and responders with all-hazards information they can use to increase their communities' resiliency to these incidents.