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Environmental and Sustainable Technology Evaluations (ESTE)
The Environmental and Sustainable Technology Evaluations (ESTE) projects were one-time funding opportunities to directly respond to EPA's need for credible performance information on technologies that addressed high-risk environmental problems. ESTE maintained:
- the quality assurance,
- stakeholder involvement, and
- cost-sharing that are fundamental operating principles of ETV.
Under ESTE, the prioritized verification categories were chosen by the Office of Research and Development (ORD) with program office and regional office support. ORD project managers directed the verifications using contractor support. All environmental technology categories were considered under ESTE.
Projects
- Technologies for rehabilitation of drinking water distribution and wastewater collection systems
- Microbial-resistant building materials
- Pesticide drift reduction technologies
- Performance characteristics of qualitative spot test kits for lead in paint (completed 2010)
- Fuel characteristics and emissions from biomass co-fired boilers (completed 2008)
- Portable optical and thermal imaging devices for leak detection
at petroleum refineries and chemical plants (completed 2008) - Radio frequency identification tracking of hazardous wastes
across international borders (completed 2008)
Technologies for Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems (In progress)
| Resources |
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| ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Products and Technologies for Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems (PDF) (2 pp, 64 KB) July 2011 |
Technologies for Rehabilitation of Drinking Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems
| Company/Technology Name | Verification Report and Statement |
Test/Quality Assurance Plan |
Verification Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|
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Test Plan for Verification of Avanti International AV-118 Duriflex Acrylic Chemical Grout for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (PDF)(40 pp, 976 KB) September 2009 |
Verification Protocol for the Verification of Grouting Materials for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (PDF)(49 pp, 308 KB)September 2004, Produced by ETV’s Water Quality Protection Center |
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Test Plan for Verification of SSCI Grout for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (PDF)(41 pp, 1.1 MB) September 2009 | ||
Warren Environmental, Inc. |
Report (PDF) (65 pp, 1.8 MB) July 2012 Statement (PDF) (7 pp, 222 KB) July 2012 |
Test Plan for Verification of Warren Environmental Inc. Mastic 301-04 for Infrastructure Rehabilitation (PDF)(42 pp, 1.1 MB) September 2009 | |
| Generic Test Plan for the Verification of Coatings for Wastewater Collection Systems(PDF) (33 pp, 260 KB) June 2008 | Not Applicable |
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Aging Water Infrastructure Program |
| Contact |
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| Ray Frederick (732) 321-6627 |
| See Also |
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| ETV Water Quality Protection Center Infrastructure Rehabilitation Technologies |
Microbial-Resistant Building Materials (In progress)
| Resources |
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| ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Microbial Resistant Building Materials (PDF) (2 pp, 64 KB) (EPA/600/S-08/027) December 2008 |
| Technology Brief: Green Building Technologies (PDF) (2 pp, 256 KB) (EPA/600/F-06/016) October 2006 |
Microbial-Resistant Building Materials
| Company/Technology Name | Verification Report and Statement |
Test/Quality Assurance Plan |
Verification Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|
Amerrock Products, LP |
Report (PDF) (20 pp, 311 KB) July 2011 Statement (PDF) (7 pp, 127 KB) July 2011 |
Mold-Resistant Building Material Testing (PDF) (31 pp, 135 KB) August 2008 |
Not applicable. |
Lonseal, Inc. |
Report (PDF) (28 pp, 588 KB) September 2010 Statement (PDF) (7 pp, 244 MB) |
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Armacell LLC |
Report (PDF) (20 pp, 284 KB) April 2011 Statement (PDF) (7 pp, 180 MB) |
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| Mold-Resistant Gypsum Board Testing (PDF) (33 pp, 138 KB) January 2007 |
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Office of Air and Radiation |
| Contact |
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| Timothy Dean (919) 541-2304 |
Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies (In progress)
| Resources |
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| Fact Sheet: Verification of Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies (PDF) (2 pp, 56 KB)August 2007 |
Pesticide Drift Reduction Technologies
| Company/Technology Name | Verification Report and Statement |
Test/Quality Assurance Plan |
Verification Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low speed pesticide spray drift reduction technologies for row and field crops (PDF) (51 pp, 636 KB) May 2009 | Evaluation of the Protocol for Low and High Speed Wind Tunnel Testing for Row and Field Crops (PDF) (183 pp, 18.3 MB) April 2012 Draft Generic Verification Protocol for the Verification of Pesticide Spray Drift-Reduction Technologies for Row and Field Crops (PDF) (58 pp, 7.08 MB) (EPA/600/R-07/102) April 2007 |
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| High speed pesticide spray drift reduction technologies for row and field crops (PDF) (29 pp, 248 KB) March 2009 |
* This is a Report (PDF) on the evaluation testing of the draft protocol to enhance the protocols final version.
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Office of Pesticide Programs |
| Region 9 |
| Contact |
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| Mike Kosusko (919) 541-2734 |
Performance Characteristics of Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint (Completed 2010)
| Resources |
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| Technology Brief: Verification of Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint (PDF) (2 pp, 476 KB) (EPA/600/S-11/006) July 2011 |
| ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint (PDF) (2 pp, 63 KB) (EPA/600/S-08/025) December 2008 (updated December 2009) |
| Overview of EPA's Lead Paint Test Kit Recognition Program |
| Guidelines for Participation in the ETV ESTE Verification Test of Lead Paint Test Kits (PDF) (2 pp, 28 KB) September 2009 (Revised 09/24/2009) |
Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint
| Company/Technology Name | Verification Report and Statement |
Test/Quality Assurance Plan |
Verification Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDalyze, Inc. Lead-in-Paint Test Kit |
Report (PDF) (86 pp, 572 MB)December 2010 Statement (PDF) (5 pp, 92 MB) |
Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint (PDF) (67 pp, 2.36 MB)December 2009 | Not applicable. |
| ESCA Tech, Inc. D-Lead® Paint Test Kit |
Report (PDF) (86 pp, 672 MB)December 2010 Statement (PDF) (5 pp, 92 MB) |
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| Industrial Test Systems, Inc. LeadPaintCheck |
Report (PDF) (79 pp, 540 MB)December 2010 Statement (PDF) (5 pp, 92 MB) |
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| Silver Lake Research LeadAVERT™ Test Kit |
Report (PDF) (85 pp, 560 MB)December 2010 Statement (PDF) (5 pp, 92 MB) |
Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics |
| Contact |
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| Julius Enriquez (513) 569-7285 |
Fuel Characteristics and Emissions
from Biomass Co-Fired Boilers (Completed 2008)
| Resources |
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| ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Fuel Characteristics and Emissions from Biomass-fired Boilers (PDF) (2 pp, 84 KB) (EPA/600/S-08/026) December 2008 |
| Technology Brief: ETV and Energy (PDF) (2 pp, 94 KB) (EPA/600/F-06/015) June 2009 |
| Technology Brief: Waste-to-Energy Technologies (PDF) (2 pp, 112 KB) (EPA/600/S-09/027) October 2009 |
Biomass Co-Fired Boilers
| Company/Technology Name | Verification Report and Statement |
Test/Quality Assurance Plan |
Verification Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelletized wood fuel, developed by Renewafuels, LLC, co-fired with coal at the University of Iowa Main Power Plant Boiler 10 (a Riley Stoker Corporation unit) | Report (PDF) (62 pp, 1.93 MB) April 2008 Statement (PDF) (7 pp, 206 KB) |
Environmental and Sustainable Technology Evaluation – Biomass Co-Firing in Industrial Boilers (PDF) (51 pp, 972 KB) October 2006 | Not applicable. |
| Wood waste co-fired with coal at the Minnesota Power, Rapids Energy Center Boiler 5 (a Foster Wheeler Spreader Stoker Boiler) | Report (PDF) (60 pp, 1.73 MB) April 2008 Statement (PDF) (7 pp, 201 KB) |
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards |
| Office of Air and Radiation |
| Office of Solid Waste |
Portable Optical and Thermal Imaging
Devices for Leak Detection at Petroleum
Refineries and Chemical Plants (Completed 2008)
| Resources |
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| ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Portable Optical and Thermal Imaging Devices for Leak Detection at Petroleum Refineries and Chemical Plants (PDF) (2 pp, 71 KB) (EPA/600/S-08/028) December 2008 |
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Region 6 |
| Office of Air and Radiation |
| See Also |
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| ETV Advanced Monitoring Systems Center |
| AMS Leak Detection and Repair Verification Report (PDF)s and Statements |
Radio Frequency Identification Tracking of
Hazardous Wastes across International Borders (Completed 2008)
| Resources |
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| ESTE Project Brief: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tracking of Hazardous Wastes Across International Borders (PDF) (2 pp, 68 KB) (EPA/600/S-09/001) December 2008 |
| Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Stakeholder Meeting (PDF) (3 pp, 96 KB) August 23, 2005 |
| EPA Collaborators for This Project |
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| Office of International Affairs |
| Office of Compliance and Enforcement Assurance |
| See Also |
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| ETV Advanced Monitoring Systems Center |
| AMS Radio Frequency Identification Devices Verification Report (PDF)s and Statements |
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