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Vocabulary Name	Publishing Organization	Topics
Safe Drinking Water Act Glossary	Office of Water/Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water	Health & Safety, Laws, Regs, & Executive Orders, Water	Description: Definitions to help consumers quickly understand drinking water-related terms in the context of their daily lives
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment/Chemical and Pollutant Assessment Division	Health & Safety, Information Management/Systems, Science & Research	Description: This glossary contains definitions of terms used frequently in IRIS Program assessments and related materials. These definitions assumed that the user has some familiarity with risk assessment and health science.
Drinking Water Glossary	Office of Water/Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water	Health & Safety, Water	Description: These definitions are intended to help consumers understand drinking water-related terms in the context of their daily lives. These definitions are not intended to be complete, nor do they have legal force. Also see the Dictionary of Technical and Legal Terms Related to Drinking Water.
Mold - Glossary of Terms	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms related to mold and moisture
Radon Glossary of Terms	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division	Air, Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms relevant to the topic radon
Childrens Health Protection Glossary	Office of the Administrator/Office of Children's Health Protection; Office of Policy/National Center for Environmental Economics	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety, Policy & Guidance	Description: Glossary to support efforts to protect children's health from environmental threats.
Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act Terms	Region 2	Air, Emergencies, Health & Safety, Laws, Regs, & Executive Orders	Description: Glossary of terms relevant to the Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act (AHERA)
Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary	Office of Land and Emergency Management	Health & Safety, Land, Waste, & Cleanup	Description: These words and phrases are scientific, medical, or environmental terms used in the Haz-Ed materials.
SunWise Program Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Atmospheric Protection	Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms for the SunWise Program.
Superfund Reforms Glossary	Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation	Health & Safety, Land, Waste, & Cleanup, Laws, Regs, & Executive Orders	Description: Terms commonly used in the Superfund Reforms program.
Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO) Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment	Health & Safety, Information Management/Systems, Science & Research	Description: This glossary will help you understand the terms and concepts used in HERO in the areas of library and information science and databases.
Emissions Inventory System Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary from the 2008 National Emissions Inventory - Emissions Inventory System Implementation Plan.
Community-Based Air Pollution Projects Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary to support air pollution projects designed to address health and environmental issues at the local level.
Glossary for UV Database	Office of Research and Development	Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms supporting the UV Database
Exposure Factors Handbook Glossary	Office of Research and Development /Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment	Health & Safety, Science & Research	Description: Glossary of relevant terms from ORD Exposure Factors Handbook, a summary of the available statistical data on various factors used in assessing human exposure.
School Siting Guidelines Glossary	Office of the Administrator/Office of Children's Health Protection	Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms used in the School Siting Guidelines.
RadNet Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Radiation Protection Division	Air, Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety, Information Management/Systems	Description: Definition of terms used on the RadNet website.
Radiation Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Radiation Protection Division	Air, Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety	Description: Defines radiation-related terms.
RadTown Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air	Air, Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety	Description: Radiation-related terms that you may encounter in the RadTown USA fact sheets.
Superfund Acronyms	Office of Land and Emergency Management	Health & Safety, Land, Waste, & Cleanup	Description: List of acronyms related to the Superfund Program.
I-BEAM Glossary of Terms	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms to support the Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model.
RRNC Glossary of Terms	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division	Air, Health & Safety, Sustainability & Green Living	Description: Glossary of key terms used in radon-resistant new construction.
Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) Glossary	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention/Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety, Science & Research	Description: Definitions of key terms related to the Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators Model (RSEI).
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Glossary	Office of Water/Office of Science and Technology	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety	Description: Key terms related to pharmaceuticals in the environment.
Safety, Health, and Environmental Management System Terms and Definitions	Region 7	Health & Safety, Policy & Guidance	Description: Terms and definitions that apply to the US EPA Region 7 Environmental Management System (EMS) and/or Safety & Health Management System (SHMS).
NAAQS Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards	Air, Health & Safety, Policy & Guidance	Description: Glossary of terms to support the NAAQS and Criteria Air Pollutant websites.
Health Effects Notebook Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards/Health and Environmental Impacts Division	Air, Health & Safety, Policy & Guidance	Description: Glossary of Health, Exposure, and Risk Assessment Terms and Definitions of Acronyms
America's Children and the Environment Terms	Office of the Administrator/Office of Policy/National Center for Environmental Economics	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety, Policy & Guidance	Description: Glossary of terms to support the America's Children and the Environment: Measures of Contaminants, Body Burdens, and Illness (Second Edition) (EPA 240-R-03-001)
Children's Environmental Health Terms	Office of the Administrator	Health & Safety
Glossary for Air Pollution Terms in Particle Pollution and Your Patients' Health	Office of Air and Radiation	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms used in particulate matter (PM) and Your Patients' Health.
Hazard Ranking System Glossary	Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI)	Health & Safety, Land, Waste, & Cleanup	Description: Glossary of Hazard Ranking System Training Course.
Glossary of EJSCREEN Terms	Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights	General Environmental, Health & Safety, Information Management/Systems	Description: A glossary of EJSCREEN (Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool) Terms.
Glossary of Asbestos-related Terms and Acronyms	Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Terms from the Framework for Investigating Asbestos-Contaminated Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Sites.
Web Taxonomy-Health Topics	Office of Mission Support/Office of Information Management/Information Access and Analytic Services Division	Health & Safety, Information Management/Systems	Description: Extensible list of topics related to human health conditions or concerns referred to or associated with content.
Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment	Office of Water/Office of Science and Technology	Health & Safety, Policy & Guidance, Science & Research, Water	Description: This Thesaurus is a compendium of risk assessment terms found in frameworks, methodologies, and assessments.

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