EPA Laboratories and Science Advisory Organizations

Research Laboratories

EPA's research labroatories conduct research, develop and validate methods, and use state-of-the-art technology, providing the scientific foundation that supports the agency's mission to protect human health and the environment.

• The Robert S Kerr Environmental Science Laboratory
• The Pacific Coast Environmental Science Laboratory
• The Great Lakes Coast Environmental Science Laboratory
• The Gulf Coast Environmental Science Laboratory
• The Atlantic Coast Environmental Science Laboratory
• EPA Research Triangle Park Facility
• Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center

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Program Office Laboratories

Program Office Laboratories

These labs directly support regulatory implementation, compliance, and enforcement at a national level. For example, the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory performs motor vehicle standards testing.

• Office of Air and Radiation labs and research centers:
  • National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory
  • National Center for Radiation Field Operations
  • National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory
• National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC)
  • National Enforcement Investigations Center 

Regional Laboratories

These labs provide scientific data that support the Regional environmental programs' needs for immediate information to make decisions.

• Region 1's New England Regional Laboratory
• Region 2's Laboratory at EPA's Edison (New Jersey) Environmental Center
• Region 3's Laboratory and Field Services at EPA's Environmental Science Center
• Region 4’s Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division
• Region 5's Chicago Regional Laboratory
• Region 6's Environmental Services Branch Laboratory
• Region 7's Science and Technology Center
• Region 8's Central Regional Laboratory
• Region 9's Central Regional Laboratory
• Region 10's Manchester Environmental Laboratory

About the National Program Manager for Regional Laboratories

Why are our labs located where they are? Read a historical perspective on siting our facilities.

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Science Advisory Organizations

Learn about the functions of these organizations

• Internal Science Advisory Organizations
  • Science and Technology Policy Council
• Independent/External Science Advisory Organizations
  • Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
  • Science Advisory Board