Author: Division on Earth and Life Studies

Extremely hazardous substances can be released accidentally as a result of chemical spills, industrial explosions, fires, or accidents involving ra...

As part of its responsibilities under the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQ...

BioWatch is an air monitoring system deployed in jurisdictions around the country with the goal of detecting the presence of certain high risk path...

Dual-use applications for chemical manufacturing equipment have been recognized as a concern for many years, and export-control regulations worldwi...

Extremely hazardous substances can be released accidentally as a result of chemical spills, industrial explosions, fires, or accidents involving ra...

The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, ...

In order to better understand the critical issues pertaining to the concept of performance standards for laboratory animal use, the Institute for L...

The Everglades ecosystem is vast, stretching more than 200 miles from Orlando to Florida Bay, and Everglades National Park is but a part located at...

The past 15 years have seen marked progress in observing, understanding, and predicting weather. At the same time, the United States has failed to ...

Brucellosis is a nationally and internationally regulated disease of livestock with significant consequences for animal health, public health, and ...

In the last few decades great strides have been made in chemistry at the nanoscale, where the atomic granularity of matter and the exact positions ...

On October 17, 2014, spurred by incidents at U.S. government laboratories that raised serious biosafety concerns, the United States government laun...

Carbon materials pervade many aspects of modern life, from fuels and building materials to consumer goods and commodity chemicals. Reaching net-ze...

During the past century, the Everglades, one of the world's treasured ecosystems, has been dramatically altered by drainage and water management in...

The surface of the human body and its mucous membranes are heavily colonized by microorganisms. Our understanding of the contributions that complex...

A Research Strategy to Examine the Taxonomy of the Red Wolf provides independent guidance about taxonomic research on the red wolf, Canis rufus. B...

Scientists strive to develop clear rules for naming and grouping living organisms. But taxonomy, the scientific study of biological classification ...

Humans are potentially exposed to more than 80,000 toxic chemicals in the environment, yet their impacts on brain health and disease are not well u...

BioWatch is the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) system for detecting an aerosolized biological attack using collectors that are positione...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management is responsible for managing and cleaning up the waste and contamination at the H...

The Antarctic's unique environment and position on the globe make it a prime location to gain insights into how Earth and the universe operate. Thi...

Coal remains one of the principal sources of energy for the United States, and the nation has been a world leader in coal production for more than ...