The EPA is an organization who's sole purpose is to preserve the environment we live in. EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency and is responsible for many Environmental holidays we celebrate today. Throughout this report I hope to give the reader some insight on the projects that the EPA has conducted in the past and present. Before we begin to look at the projects the EPA has conducted lets first find out what the EPA is all about.
             The EPA was established as an independent agency on December 2, 1970. Before this however it was an organization that was just a vision. President Nixon's advisors thought that the environment was in serious trouble, and these issues needed to be dealt with. There were many recommendations on what to do about these problems. The EPA was not the Environmental Protection Agency right from the beginning. In fact it was named the Environmental Protection Administration. Included below are the functions that the Environmental Protection Administration was supposed to have.
             Environmental ProtectionAdministration
             1. Monitoring: Observe, record, understand, and predict the atmospheric and aquatic environments. 2. Research: Contaminant tracing technology and ecological modeling; pollutant effects evaluation; criteria development (based on biological, economic and aesthetic considerations); pollution abatement technologies. 3. Standard-Setting, Enforcement and Assistance: Set and enforce standards consistent with national environmental goals, coordinate pollution control with Federal, state, and local agencies, and with the private sector.
             Federal Water QualityAdministration(from Interior)
             Pesticide Research and Standard-Setting Programsof Food and Drug Administration (from HEW)
             Environmental RadiationStandards(from AEC)
             National Air PollutionControl Administration(from HEW)
             Pesticide Registration Program of Agricultural Research Service(from Agriculture)
             Enviro...