EPA's Decon Conference
The next EPA International Decontamination Research and Development Conference (Decon Conference) is tentatively planned for fall 2025.
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About
Decontamination is one of the critical challenges that the United States and EPA would face in recovering from a major chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) incident.
Since 2005, EPA's Office of Research and Development's Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) has organized and hosted an international conference on decontamination research and development.
The conference is designed to facilitate presentation, discussion, and further collaboration on research and development focused on an all-hazards approach to cleaning up contaminated buildings (both interior and exterior), infrastructure, and other areas/materials. The conference continues to focus strongly on matters involving CBR threat agents, but also includes all hazard elements.
Conference speakers and group leaders are experts in their fields from EPA and other federal agencies, state and local agencies, tribes, academia, and NGOs and associations. The conference includes a mix of sessions and presentations, including oral, poster, and Technology Café presentations.
Past Conferences
2023
2021
More Conference Resources
- 2019 Proceedings | 2019 Conference Website
- 2018 Proceedings | 2018 Summary Document
- 2016 Proceedings
- 2015 Proceedings | 2015 Summary Document
- 2013 Proceedings
- 2011 Proceedings
- 2010 Proceedings
- 2008 Proceedings
- 2007 Proceedings
- 2006 Proceedings
- 2005 Proceedings
Contact
For questions about the conference, contact EPA_Decon@epa.gov.