Land and Waste Management Research
Reducing Risks & Advancing Public Health
Our researchers are reducing risks from environmental contamination to land and groundwater with the development of innovative, affordable remediation methods that advance public health and community revitalization.
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Contaminated Sites
Our researchers are working to provide the information and tools needed to remediate contaminated sites.
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Lead (Pb) Research
EPA researchers are advancing efforts to identify and reduce risks and exposures to lead (Pb) wherever they occur.
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Materials & Waste Management
Our researchers are developing ways to reuse materials, harvest energy from waste, produce less waste, and better manage unavoidable waste.
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Underground Storage Tanks
Our researchers are working to protect the environment and people from potential releases from underground storage tanks.
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Vapor Intrusion
Our researchers are working to better understand the complex dynamics of vapor intrusion to protect public health.
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Funding, Tools, & Other Resources
Access information about EPA health research grants, tools, and other helpful resources.
Meet our Researchers
![Researcher Sara Watson smiling at the camera and pointing at a machine.](/https/www.epa.gov/system/files/styles/large/private/images/2023-11/sara-watson-headshot.jpg?itok=zwnSWE_8)