Feds fund waste fight. (The Beat).Hazardous substance research got a boost in November 2001 when the U.S. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. announced the formation of five university-based centers to conduct basic and applied research and provide technology transfer and community outreach. The centers will be funded with more than $22 million in grants, with 33% of the money allocated for outreach projects to help low-income communities become more involved in the hazardous substance management decisions affecting them. The centers will also study brownfield remediation and redevelopment. The new centers, which will be located at Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. , Purdue, Oregon State, Louisiana State, and Colorado State, are part of the EPA's efforts to study and clean up the thousands of hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. sites located throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . |
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