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Land and Waste Management Research

  • Contaminated Sites Research

    Research to advance the clean up and remediation of contaminated sites to protect public health. 

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  • Food Waste Research

    Learn how our scientists are advancing sustainability by studying ways to reduce and repurpose food waste. 

    Learn About Our Food Waste Research Program

  • Keeping Kids Lead-Free

    Learn how our researchers are helping parents and other caregivers protect children from lead in the environment.

    Learn More About Reducing Childhood Lead Exposures

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.

  • Contaminated Sites

    Contamination cleanup

    Our researchers are working to provide the information and tools needed to remediate contaminated sites. 

    Learn About Contaminated Sites Management
  • Lead (Pb) Research

    Lead (Pb)

    EPA researchers are advancing efforts to identify and reduce risks and exposures to lead (Pb) wherever they occur. 

    Explore EPA Lead (Pb) Research
  • Materials & Waste Management

    Materials and waste

    Our researchers are developing ways to reuse materials, harvest energy from waste, produce less waste, and better manage unavoidable waste.

    Learn About Materials & Waste Management
  • Underground Storage Tanks​

    Contaminated Site cleanup

    Our researchers are working to protect the environment and people from potential releases from underground storage tanks. 

    Learn About Underground Storage Tanks
  • Vapor Intrusion

    Lungs

    Our researchers are working to better understand the complex dynamics of vapor intrusion to protect public health.​

    Learn More About Vapor Intrusion
  • Funding, Tools, & Other Resources

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    Access information about EPA health research grants, tools, and other helpful resources. ​

    Access Funding, Tools & Other Resources

Meet our Researchers

Researcher Sara Watson smiling at the camera and pointing at a machine.
Pictured: Sara Watson - Region 9 

Meet Environmental Engineer Sarah Watson

Meet our other Land & Waste Management Researchers!

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