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sOS:A CINCINNATI. OH LABORATORY! LS LPA O F F IC E O F RF SL A RC II AND D LYKLO PM FN T p fO At a Glance The EPA laboratory in Cincinnati, OH is a major federal facility that includes a large Office of Research and Development (ORD) presence. Scientists in Cincinnati con duct a wide range of environmental and public health research. ORD activities have significant impacts on the G reater Cincinnati region--which includes south west Ohio, northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana--by advancing science, positively im pacting the econom y, and contributing to the local community. S c ie n ce : ORD is a world-class research organization, and the research conducted by scientists in Cincinnati has broad im pacts at local, regional, and national levels. Among many different areas of study, ORD scientists develop methods, models, and tools that help states and communities assess environmental risks and, ultimate ly, make decisions to m anag e chem ical risks, clean up hazardous w aste sites, and safeguard w ater quality, public w ater systems, and public health. Community Engagement: ORD scientists are developing w ater quality monitoring, modeling and m anagem ent practices in partnership with the East Fork Watershed Cooperative, a multi-agency group focused on improving w ater quality in this lo cal, mixed-use watershed. EPA is also a technical anchor for Confluence, the Water Technology Innovation Cluster for the Ohio River Valley Region, which helps draw com panies to the region to collaborate on w ater technology. Economic Im pacts: The EPA Cincinnati facility has a total federal payroll of over $58 mil lion. The 980 people working there provide a total of $88.6 million dollars that are inject ed into the local economy where workers buy goods and services in the community, supporting additional jobs and spending and increasing overall economic output for the community. EPA also works with outside innovators seeking to collabo rate on R&D or to license an EPA-patented technology for research or commercialization. These collaborations provide commercial and job creating opportunities for the private sector. Did you know? A mock Boeing 737 aircraft water system is used to study microbial contamination and real world disinfection and flushing procedures. Cincinnati researchers provided critical science to protect citizens from harmful algal toxins in Tole do, OH, and elevated lead levels in the drinking water of Flint, Ml and Sebring, OH. EPA's homeland security research center is headquartered in Cincinnati. Cincinnati Laboratory Impacts by the Numbers Greater Cincinnati, OH Area 980 Total jobs at the laboratory $88.6 million Annual payroll, on-site contracts, and grant dollars supported by lab 537 Federal jobs on-site 21 Active cooperative re search and develop ment agreements 78 Post-doctoral, student, and visiting researchers on-site 86 Patents held by the lab along with 14 license agreements 15 Counties !n OH, KY, and IN where Cincinnati lab employees live Recycled/Recyclable. Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Turn over for more science! Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00177428-00001 sOS:A CINCINNATI. OH LABORATORY! LS LPA OFFICE OF RFSLARC II AND DLYKLOPMFNT EPA research provides decision makers--from the first responder to other Healthy watersheds provide critical econom ic and social benefits. EPA government agencies--the information needed to make sound decisions Cincinnati researchers conduct simulated stream studies at the Experi quickly and effectively to protect health and the environment. A few ex amples of the research conducted at EPA in Cincinnati are summarized below: mental Stream Facility (Miford, OH) to test the effects of contaminants, such as salts and nutrients, on stream ecosystems. Scientists investigate microbial source tracking for identifying and managing fecal and other contamination sources that threaten drinking w ater supplies and lead to Water Quality Research b each closures. Water is one of our Nation's most precious resources, yet a host of ch al Land and Waste Research lenges threaten the safety and sustainability of our w ater resources, in cluding biological and chem ical contam inants, aging water-system in frastructure, natural disasters, and homeland security threats. EPA drinking water researchers in Cincinnati work alongside m any local EPA research in Cincinnati provides advancem ents that minimize risks from contam inated sites and reduce the c h a n ce of future contam ina tion by considering material impacts across their entire lifecycle. Landfill m anagem ent research at the Center Hill Research Facil organizations, sharing expertize and advancing the science needed to ity in Cincinnati improves landfill fire detection, preven protect consumers. Studies in ORD's state-of-the-art solids and surface tion and control, and informs 30-year post-closure care analysis lab are advancing our understanding of pipe corrosion and its guidance for hazardous w aste landfills permitted under control. This research, com bined with Drinking Water Pilot Plant studies on the Resource Conservation and Recovery A ct (RCRA). treatment and distribution, provides the science needed to respond to Risk assessment researchers also develop chem ical- elevated lead levels in communities like specific Provisional Peer-Reviewed Toxicity Values used Flint, Ml and Sebring, OH. It also com ple during Superfund site cleanups. Researchers are study ments research to develop reliable and ing the behavior, fate, and effects of oil and spill agents a ccu ra te analytical methods to measure (e.g., dispersants) to help state and federal em ergency contaminants in drinking w ater. These in responders during oil spills. clude methods to non-invasively assess human exposures to pathogens and link Technical Support to Communities health effects with drinking w ater expo EPA Cincinnati researchers provide technical support to address environ sures. mental problems in communities. Through a network of EPA technical EPA plays a critical role in homeland security by conducting research that helps w ater utility m an agers d etect, respond to and becom e more resil support centers, ORD researchers assist EPA decision makers, states, tribes, municipalities, and others responsible for assessing and rem ediat ing contamination at sites. On an annual basis, the three centers head ient to natural and man-m ade disasters. Studies quartered in Cincinnati-- Engineering Technical Support Center, Super at EPA's Test and Evaluation Facility in Cincinnati include the developm ent and evaluation of real time sensors and software for detecting intention al contam ination, and pilot tests to exam ine co n taminant persistence and decontam ination in sewer systems. Methods to d etect bioagents in w ater and soils devel fund Human Health Risk Technical Support Center, and Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center--respond to approximately 400 requests for support from all 10 regions in the United States. Drinking w ater research ers are routinely called on by states and public w ater systems to diag nose problems and provide solutions. oped in ORD's Biocontainment Suite are used by a nationwide network of laboratories to provide d a ta that inform cleanups following an attack. For more information, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/abouteixi/about-offtce-research-and-deveiopment-orcl Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00177428-00002