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About the Homeland Security Research Program

What We Do

EPA’s Homeland Security (HS) Research Program addresses science gaps related to oil spill response, protecting water systems, and cleanup of wide areas contaminated with high-priority Homeland Security Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear agents. This includes contamination incidents due to natural disasters, pathogens that cause communicable diseases, covert release of chemicals, and agricultural incidents with animal and crop diseases.

Visit our research pages: Emergency Response Research

Directors

Shawn Ryan, National Program Director

Phone: 919-541-0699
Email: ryan.shawn@epa.gov

Sang Don Lee, Principal Associate National Program Director

Phone: 919-541-4531
Email: lee.sangdon@epa.gov

About the Homeland Security Research Program

What We Do

Directors

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