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GuideME: EPA’s Tool for TRI Reporting Guidance

GuideME: EPA’s Tool for TRI Reporting Guidance

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) faced discontinuation of support for legacy Lotus Notes databases, which had previously hosted archives of reporting guidance materials that were inaccessible to the public. The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)…
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Thirst for Change: Safe Drinking Water in Bangladesh

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Climate Impacts and Risk Assessment (CIRA) Modeling

Climate Impacts and Risk Assessment (CIRA) Modeling

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Abt Global’s staff has developed and implemented spatially specific modeling approaches for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to quantify, and often estimate the cost of, the impacts of climate change on a number of sectors and dynamics in…
Spotlight On: Environmental Toxicology

Spotlight On: Environmental Toxicology

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Our toxicologists design, implement, conduct and manage a wide range of laboratory and field-based bioassays, investigations and other tests to fill key data gaps and increase our understanding of the adverse effects of chemicals, mixtures, and other stressors on numerous organisms, including bacteria, algae, invertebrates, fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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Estimating the Prevalence of ‘Doctor Shopping' for Prescription Drugs

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Misuse of opioid analgesics threatens public health and results in rising numbers of overdose deaths and admissions to emergency departments and treatment facilities. In the absence of adequate patient information systems, patients who engage in “doctor…
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Evaluation of Youth Substance Use Prevention

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In 2013, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation initiated a five-year Youth Substance Use Prevention and Early Intervention Strategic Initiative to promote early detection and intervention for substance use among youth age 15-22. The initiative called for use…
Toxicity Testing for the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment

Toxicity Testing for the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment

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The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout released 3.19 million barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico over nearly three months. It exposed organisms to oil at various stages of processing, and the duration and size of the spill had the potential to harm many…
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From Exposure to Protection: Securing Safe Drinking Water

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Abt helped the EPA develop data-driven regulations, treatment tools, and exposure models that strengthen protections against contaminants such as PFAS and lead, improving drinking water safety for millions of Americans.
Evaluating California’s Project Roomkey

Evaluating California’s Project Roomkey

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Implemented by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and counties across California, the Project Roomkey (PRK) Program was a statewide effort to protect people experiencing homelessness by giving them an alternative to staying on the street…
The Intersection of Health and the Environment

Spotlight On: The Intersection of Health and the Environment

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Changes to our environment can have an enormous impact on health; Abt works with clients & communities at the intersection of health & environment.