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Evolving Roles and Responsibilities Homeland Security Transport and Dispersion Modeling Support Kathryn Snead, U.S. EPA

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Page 1: Evolving Roles and Responsibilities

Evolving Roles and Responsibilities

Homeland Security Transport and

Dispersion Modeling Support

Kathryn Snead, U.S. EPA

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Transport and Dispersion Modeling at the EPA Supports Several Important EPA Missions

Changes in Ecosystem (Climate Change) Changes in Regulatory Framework Accidental Releases

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Transport and Dispersion Modeling at the EPA Office of Air and Radiation

Office of Air Quality Protection Standards All Other Air Offices

Office of Research and Development National Exposure Research Laboratory/

Atmospheric Modeling Division Council of Regulatory Environmental

Modeling

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Transport and Dispersion Modeling at the EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency

Response Office of Emergency Prevention,

Preparedness, and Response

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Homeland Security Activities at the EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency

Response Office of Emergency Prevention,

Preparedness, and Response Office of Superfund Remediation and

Technology Innovation

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Homeland Security Activities at the EPA Office of Air and Radiation

Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Office of Research and Development

EPA Red Team

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The EPA Never Sleeps: 24/7 Communications with the EPA National

National Response Center (Joint EPA/U.S. Coast Guard Asset)

EPA Emergency Operations Center

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The EPA Never Sleeps: 24/7 Communications with the EPA Regional

EPA On-Scene Coordinators EPA Environmental Response Teams EPA Radiological Emergency Response

Team

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Time-scales of Response Short: Cameo/Aloha Support

On-Scene Coordinators Emergency Response Teams State and Local First Responders

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Time Scales of Response Intermediate: Monitoring Data Input

On-Scene Coordinators Environmental Response Teams Radiological Emergency Response Team

Intermediate: No Modeling EPA Modeling Experts Are Not Available on

24/7 Basis

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Time-Scales of Response Long: Detailed Reconstructive Modeling in

Support of Remediation Activities Performed by Office of Research and

Development/Office of Air and Radiation Input Provided by the Office of Solid Waste

and Emergency Response

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Questions For more information, please contact:

Kathryn Snead, 202-343-9228, [email protected]