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Office of Inspector General

Report: EPA Has Not Implemented Adequate Management Procedures to Address Potential Fraudulent Environmental Data

Report #14-P-0270, May 29, 2014

What We Found

The EPA is not ensuring that fraudulent laboratory environmental data is being communicated to appropriate program offices and data users, reviewed, and analyzed for its impact on human health and the environment.

Report Materials

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Report At A Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 178 K)
Full Report (PDF)(22 pp, 761 K)