Creating New Habitat As Part of Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Asarco Asarco operated one of the largest North American smelters from 1890 to 1985 in Tacoma, Washington, leaving a legacy of toxic slag along the shoreline. OR&R scientists worked with EPA and Asarco to incorporate habitat into the shoreline cleanup.
Web Portals for Students and Teachers to sites about Assessing Risk to Ecological Resources Pages on our site that provide information about and access to Web sites of closely-related agencies and programs.
Anacostia River Watershed Database & Mapping Project IMS Web Portal
The Anacostia River Watershed Database and Mapping Project was developed to evaluate ecological and human health risks associated with hazardous substances in the lower tidal river, as well as to provide information valuable in planning of restoration projects.
Portland Harbor Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
Protection and restoration of coastal watersheds requires the synthesis of complex environmental issues. The evaluation of multiple environmental issues can be significantly improved by combining scientific data and watershed characteristics into a Geographic Information System (GIS).
