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The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. [2] As of November 29, 2010, there were 20 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in New Hampshire. [2] One additional site is currently proposed for entry on the list. [2] No sites have been cleaned up and removed from the ...
A map of the United States showing the 10 regions of the Environmental Protection Agency. Key: Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
In the United States, the EPA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are the principal federal agencies working with the CEC to define and map ecoregions. Ecoregions may be identified by similarities in geology , physiography , vegetation , climate , soils , land use , wildlife distributions, and hydrology .
The Northeastern Highlands Ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. states of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency recommends action for any house with a concentration higher than 148 Bq/m 3 (given as 4 pCi/L). Nearly one in 15 homes in the U.S. has a high level of indoor radon according to their statistics. The U.S. Surgeon General and EPA recommend all homes be tested for radon.
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) is a state agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, headquartered in Concord. The department works to "sustain a high quality of life for all citizens by protecting and restoring the environment and public health" in the state. [ 1 ]
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The actionable concentration of radon in a home varies depending on the organization doing the recommendation, for example, the EPA encourages that action be taken at concentrations as low as 74 Bq/m 3 (2 pCi/L), [72] and the European Union recommends action be taken when concentrations reach 400 Bq/m 3 (11 pCi/L) for old houses and 200 Bq/m 3 ...