This webinar provided an overview of new features and enhancements in version 5.3 of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Modeling System. 

View the recording and presentation slides on the Recent Enhancements to the CMAQ Modeling System Archive page.

Wildfire Smoke Emissions and Smoke Sense App (June 21, 2017)

This webinar highlighted updates to the Wildfire Smoke Guide, as well as the Smoke Sense app, which is a mobile application that gets air quality information to people impacted by wildfire smoke, and helps those affected learn ways to protect their health from smoke exposure.

View the presentation slides on the Wildfire Smoke Emissions and Smoke Sense App Archive page.

Air Quality Monitoring and Community Science (June 16, 2016)

This webinar focused on EPA's research on low-cost, compact air sensors to monitor air quality in communities promoting citizen science.

View the presentation slides and transcript on the Air Quality Monitoring and Community Science Archive page.

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Ecosystems

EnviroAtlas Update (January 15, 2020)

This webinar provided an update on EnviroAtlas, including the development of a floodplain map for the conterminous U.S., the creation of fine land cover data covering the places where about 65 million people live, the addition of regulated facilities, and a new tool allowing users to compare their watershed or Census block group with their county or state. 

View the recording and presentation slides on the EnviroAtlas Update Archive page.

EPA's Report on the Environment (June 12, 2019)

This webinar showcased EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE) and provides an overview of the indicators used to describe current status and historical trends in air, water, land, human health and exposure, and ecological condition at the national and, where possible, regional levels. 

View the recording and presentation slides on the EPA's Report on the Environment Archive page.

Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS) (December 13, 2017)

This webinar highlighted EPA's Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS), which is an on-line resource that helps scientists find, organize and use information to determine the likely causes of adverse biological effects in aquatic ecosystems. 

View the presentation slides on the Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS) Archive page.

EnviroAtlas Overview (October 17, 2017)

This webinar featured EnviroAtlas, a web-based decision support tool that combines maps, analysis tools, downloadable data and informational resources that states, tribes, communities and individuals can use to help inform policy and planning decisions that impact the places where people live, learn, work and play. 

View the presentation slides on the EnviroAtlas Archive page.

Rapid Benefit Indicators (RBI) (May 17, 2017)

This webinar presented on the Rapid Benefit Indicators (RBI) approach, developed by EPA’s ORD, which is an easy-to-use process for assessing restoration sites using non-monetary benefit indicators. The RBI approach uses readily-available data to estimate and quantify benefits to people around an ecological restoration site using indicators of nature’s value to people (ecosystem service benefit indicators).

View the presentation slides on the Rapid Benefit Indicators (RBI) Archive page.

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Health

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater to Inform Public Health (December 16, 2020)

This webinar focuses on EPA ORD's collaborative research efforts to reduce uncertainty around detecting genes specific to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater.

View the recording and presentation slides on the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater to Inform Public Health Archive page. 

Research to Support Lead Exposure Mitigation - Targeting, Remediation and Regulation (October 21, 2020)

This webinar highlighted EPA research to support actions to reduce lead exposures and related health risks as part of the Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts.

View the presentation slides on the Research to Support Lead Exposure Mitigation Archive page.

Air Pollution and Heart Disease (August 19, 2020)

This webinar discusses the parallel progress of EPA science, the evolution of the technology used for studying air quality and health, and our understanding of heart disease, improvement in air quality and human health.

View the recording and presentation slides on the Air Pollution and Heart Disease Archive page.

Health Impacts of Near Roadway Air Pollution and Mitigation Strategies (July 27, 2016)

This webinar shares the latest science on the health impacts from near roadway exposures and discuss solutions and programs that states as well as community and transportation planners can consider to protect public health from the health impacts of near roadway exposures. 

View the presentation slides on the Health Impacts of Near Roadway Air Pollution and Mitigation Strategies Archive page.

The Growing Public Health Impact of Wildfire Smoke Emissions (March 16, 2016)

This webinar provides an overview of wildfire smoke and its health effects along with tools available to provide public health guidance during wildfire events. 

View the presentation slides and transcript on the Growing Public Health Impact of Wildfire Smoke Emissions Archive page.

EPA Healthy Heart Program (February 17, 2016)

This webinar highlights the EPA Healthy Heart Program which is an environmental health literacy program that provides timely information to public health practitioners, healthcare providers, and individuals at higher risk from exposure to air pollution. 

View the presentation slides and transcript on the EPA Healthy Heart Program Archive page.

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Human Health Risk Assessment

Wildfires and the Community Health Vulnerability Index (May 16, 2018)

This webinar provided an overview of resources available to reduce community exposure to wildfire smoke, including the Community Health Vulnerability Index and the Smoke Sense App. 

View the presentation slides on the Wildfires and the Community Health Vulnerability Index Archive page.

Multi-Media Modeling of Lead Exposure (April 30, 2018)

This webinar provides an overview of EPA's innovative exposure-dose modeling approachEXIT that can be used to better understand the relationship between drinking water lead concentrations and children’s blood lead levels. 

View the presentation slides on the Multi-Media Modeling of Lead Exposure Archive page.

Environmental Quality Index (EQI) (January 18, 2017)

This webinar presents EPA's Environmental Quality Index, which was produced through data reduction approaches to help improve statistical efficiency, while simultaneously summarizing information on the wider environment humans are exposed to. 

View the presentation slides on the Environmental Quality Index Archive page.

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (November 16, 2016)

This webinar provided an overview of EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program, which provides information on the potential adverse health effects that may result from exposure to chemical substances found in the environment. 

View the presentation slides and transcript on the Integrated Risk Information System Archive page.

Health Impact Assessment (August 17, 2016)

This webinar presented EPA's research on health impact assessments (HIA). An HIA is a process that uses scientific data, health expertise and public input to factor public health considerations into the decision-making process. HIAs can give decision makers the information they need to consider public health in pending plans, policies or projects.

View the presentation slides on the Health Impact Assessment Archive page.

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Waste and Materials Management

Materials Management Wizard (MWiz) (July 15, 2020)

This webinar highlighted the Materials Management Wizard (MWiz), a self-guided, interactive web application that connects communities to EPA Sustainable Materials Management resources. MWiz provides users with a customized list of EPA resources that are tailored to their specific needs and interests. 

View the recording and presentation slides on the Materials Management Wizard Archive page.

Excess Food Opportunities Map (October 16, 2019)

This webinar showcased the EPA Excess Food Opportunities Map which seeks to support nationwide diversion of this excess food from landfills. The interactive map identifies and displays facility-specific information about potential generators and recipients of excess food in the industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors and also provides estimates of excess food by generator type.

View the recording, presentation slides, and transcript on the Excess Food Opportunities Map Archive page.

Recycled Tire Crumb Research (August 6, 2019)

This joint webinar between EPA and CDC presented research updates on the Synthetic Turf Field Recycled Tire Crumb Rubber Research Under the Federal Research Action Plan (FRAP) Final Report: Part 1 - Tire Crumb Rubber Characterization. Discussions included FRAP introductory information, summary of research activities, key findings, and next steps. 

View the presentation slides on the Recycled Tire Crumb Research Archive page.

Sustainable Materials Management Prioritization Tool (September 19, 2018)

This webinar highlighted a new resource to help states advance their own Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) efforts: EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Prioritization State Tool. The tool contains approximately 20 environmental, human health, and socio-economic indicators covering potential indirect and direct impacts of goods and services.

View the recording and presentation slides on the Sustainable Materials Management Prioritization Tool Archive page.

EPA’s Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (June 20, 2018)

This webinar highlighted EPA’s Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM), a website tool that supports the entire environmental characterization process from collection of samples all the way to their analyses. ESAM’s tools helps local, state and federal emergency response personnel and laboratories more efficiently respond to incidents, enabling smooth transitions of samples and data from the field to the laboratory to public health decision makers. 

View the recording and presentation slides on the Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery Archive page.

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Contaminated Sites Remediation

Contaminated Sites and Technical Support Centers (December 17, 2018)

This webinar presented an overview of ORD's contaminated sites research and its Technical Support Centers (TSCs) which provide technical assistance to EPA regional and program offices for contaminated site cleanup. There are five TSCs: Engineering, Groundwater, Site Characterization and Monitoring, Health Risk, and Ecological Risk Assessment. 

View the recording and presentation slides on the Contaminated Sites and Technical Support Centers Archive page. 

Remediation to Restoration to Revitalization (R2R2R) (November 14, 2018)

This webinar showcased work accomplished on Remediation to Restoration to Revitalization (R2R2R) which is a framework for translating ecological consequences from remediation and restoration projects into environmental and socioeconomic benefits such as swimmable water, enhanced recreational amenities, and green development. This webinar presented the R2R2R framework and how it can improve both ecological and social outcomes from remediation and restoration, focusing on its application in large-scale, aquatic sites.

View the recording and presentation slides on the Remediation to Restoration to Revitalization Archive page.

Regional Urban Background Study (January 17, 2018)

This webinar showcased research on EPA's Regional Urban Background Study which provides methods on how to identify sources of soil contaminants in urban settings. This webinar also presented the methodology developed for collecting a city-wide or urban area background data set, general results of southeastern cities data collected to date, and a case study that used this sampling method.

View the recording and presentation slides on the Regional Urban Background Study Archive page.

Prioritizing Contaminants for Monitoring and Management (October 26, 2016)

This webinar provided an overview of collaborative research efforts to develop methods and tools that integrate chemical monitoring with pathway-based bioactivity measurements. These efforts will help provide screening-level assessments useful for identifying and prioritizing which emerging contaminants may warrant additional monitoring or management actions and potential hazards that may be associated with exposure.

View the presentation slides and transcript on the Prioritizing Contaminants for Monitoring and Management Archive page.

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Safer Chemicals

CompTox Chemicals Dashboard (September 11, 2019)

CompTox Chemicals Dashboard is a “first-stop-shop” for chemistry, toxicity and exposure information for over 875,000 chemicals. Data are added on an ongoing basis and new releases of the dashboard occur a minimum of twice per year releasing new data and ongoing enhancements to functionality. This webinar focused on March and August 2019 updates to the dashboard and highlighted case studies of how it's been used. CompTox had 875,000 chemicals at the time of this webinar. 
View the recording and presentation slides on the 2019 CompTox Chemicals Dashboard Archive page.

Ecotoxicology Knowledgebase (ECOTOX) (July 19, 2017)

This webinar highlighted the ECOTOXicology knowledgebase (ECOTOX), which is a comprehensive, publicly available knowledgebase providing chemical environmental toxicity data on aquatic life, terrestrial plants and wildlife. ECOTOX is an expert system used by federal, state and other risk assessors and researchers to identify and predict chemical toxicity effects on aquatic and terrestrial species.

View the presentation slides on the ECOTOX Archive page.

How Safer Choice Applies Science to Promote Safer Chemistry in the Marketplace (March 22, 2017)

This webinar presented the science behind the EPA's Safer Choice program, how EPA works with product and chemical manufacturers, as well as Safer Choice label messaging. 

View the presentatinon slides on the Safer Choice Program Archive page.

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Nutrient Management

Coastal Nutrient Management: Research Update (November 20, 2019)

This webinar examined changing realities in nutrient management and provided an overview of new research from EPA that develops and describes methods to quantify water quality and habitat status and trends in coastal waters for the purpose of nutrient management.

View the recording, presentation slides, and transcript on the Coastal Nutrient Management: Research Update Archive page.

Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) Mobile App (July 24, 2019)

This webinar showcased the Cyanobacteria Assessment Network Mobile Application (CyAN app), an EPA tool that aims to help local and state water quality managers make faster and better-informed management decisions related to cyanobacterial blooms. This app provides an easy to use, customizable interface for accessing algal bloom satellite data for over 2,000 of the largest lakes and reservoirs in the United States. The first presentation of this webinar covered a general overview of CyAN app, followed by a step-by-step demonstration on how to use the app.

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Nutrient Management in Coastal Communities (May 22, 2019)

This webinar focused on research related to nutrient management in coastal communities. This webinar presented on the promising results from the Advanced Septic System Nitrogen Sensor Challenge, as well as the broader nutrients research efforts focused on Cape Code and how they might be applicable to other communities with similar challenges.

View the presentation slides on the Nutrient Management in Coastal Communities Archive page.

Nutrient Visioneering (July 18, 2018)

This webinar highlighted the issue of nutrient pollution, the outcomes of the Nutrient Visioneering meeting, and the output from national experts. To address nutrient pollution, the US EPA organized an innovative public-private coalition to address the issue of excess nitrogen and phosphorous levels in water, for which the impacts to the economy are estimated to be in the billions annually.

View the presentation slides on the Nutrient Visioneering Archive page.

Challenging Nutrients Coalition (April 19, 2017)

The webinar showcased a number of innovative projects and partnerships underway to help improve nutrient monitoring in order to inform decisions, including low cost sensors for nitrogen and phosphorous, and an upcoming challenge to pilot nutrient sensors to address different nutrient related issues.

View the presentation slides on the Challenging Nutrients Coalition Archive page.

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Stormwater Management

National Stormwater Calculator: Great Lakes Applications (February 19, 2020)

This webinar focused on examples of how EPA's National Stormwater Calculator has been applied in the Great Lakes region; advancing the science and implementation of green infrastructure to protect water quality and human health. 

View the recording and presentation slides on the National Stormwater Calculator: Great Lakes Applications Archive page.

Stormwater Calculator (August 23, 2017)

This webinar featured the EPA National Stormwater Calculator which was developed to help support local, state and national stormwater management objectives and regulatory efforts to reduce runoff through infiltration and retention using green infrastructure (infrastructure based on natural processes) practices as low impact development controls.

View the presentation slides on the Stormwater Calculator Archive page.

Green Infrastructure Modeling Toolkit (December 14, 2016)

This webinar highlighted EPA's Green Infrastructure Modeling Toolkit, a toolkit of 5 EPA green infrastructure models and tools, along with communication materials, that can be used as a teaching tool and a quick reference resource when making green infrastructure implementation decisions.

View the presentation slides on the Green Infrastructure Modeling Toolkit Archive page.

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Water Quality

Drinking Water Models and Tools (November 18, 2020)

This presentation provides an overview of EPA's drinking water models and tools, explaining when and how they can be used, and what types of problems they can help solve.

View the recording and presentation slides on the Drinking Water Models and Tools Archive page.

Water Network Tool for Resilience (WNTR) (September 16, 2020)

This webinar provides an overview of the Water Network Tool for Resilience (WNTR), an EPANET compatible, open source Python package allowing for end-to-end evaluation of drinking water infrastructure resilience to disasters.

View the recording and presentation slides on the Water Network Tool for Resilience Archive page.

Cost-Effective Treatment Technologies for Removing CECs  (March 20, 2019)

This webinar featured current research on treatment technologies for three contaminants of emerging concern (CECs)—PFAS, cyanotoxins, and perchlorate—with an emphasis on determining cost-effective solutions for small systems. Specifically, how contaminant properties influence treatment effectiveness, operational complexity, cost, and residual stream handling was discussed. Also, novel technologies were discussed using anaerobic biofiltration of perchlorate and nitrate as an example, and a demonstration on the impact of system size to capital and operating costs was shown. 

View the recording and presentation slides on the Cost-Effective Treatment Technologies for Removing CECs Archive page.

This webinar featured a developed and patented biological water treatment technology that removes ammonia. While ammonia itself is not a regulated contaminant, it interferes with some water treatment processes, such as arsenic removal. This cost-effective treatment technology provides a solution option for small drinking water systems in areas with high groundwater ammonia levels.

View the recording and presentation slides on the Cost-Effective Treatment Technologies for Small Drinking Water Systems Archive page.

Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool (WMOST) (February 21, 2018)

This webinar provided an overview of Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool (WMOST), which is a publicly available tool that can be used by state and local managers to screen a wide-range of options for cost-effective management of water resources. It supports a broader integrated watershed management (IWM) approach by allowing the user to simultaneously consider stormwater, drinking water, wastewater and land conservation management practices. 

View the presentation slides on the Watershed Management Optimization Support Tool (WMOST) Archive page.

Village Blue (September 20, 2017)

This webinar showcased the Village Blue project that provides real-time water quality monitoring data to the Baltimore community and increase public awareness about local water quality in Baltimore Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay. Village Blue is designed to build upon EPA’s Village Green project which provides real-time air quality information to communities in six locations across the country.

View the presentation slides on the Village Blue Archive page.

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This webinar provided an overview of the Alternatives for Disposition of Electronics Planning Tool (ADEPT), an Excel-based tool that provides an improved understanding of the generation of used electronics from consumer market information to the waste stream composition.