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and operational goals. In the coming years, DINFOS seeks to expand The EPA National Pesticides Standard Repository is also located at
access to its training programs for interagency partners across the the Environmental Science Center. EPA microbiologists test drinking
federal government. water to ensure its safety.

Defense Logistics Agency Document Services Hospital disinfectants are tested to ensure the validity of their
claims, and chemists carry out projects to provide information about
375 Chamberlain Avenue pesticide residues in food. Environmental Science Center staff also
301-677- 2070 inspect and investigate manufacturing facilities, hazardous waste
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sites, and public and private labs.
DLA Document Services (formerly DAPS) offers a full portfolio of
document solutions, including: Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory
2490 Wilson Street
• Print Solutions - High-volume printing and copying at more than 301-677-7085
150 locations around the globe;
The Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory on Fort Meade
• Multifunctional Devices - All-in-one copy, print, scan and fax is one of six Department of Defense drug testing laboratories
devices with managed print services that support improved supporting military readiness through a scientifically rigorous
workflow within customer workspaces; and drug detection and deterrence program. The Forensic Toxicology
Drug Testing Laboratory primarily supports the European theater,
• Electronic Document Solutions - Convert paper documents and Army Reserves, and installations east of the Mississippi River. The
forms into electronic records, giving customers easy and secure Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory is the only DoD
access to their documents. military laboratory certified by the Department of Health and
Human Services to test DoD civilian specimens for drugs of abuse.
Environmental Protection Agency’s
Environmental Science Center Joint Regional Medical Plans & Operations Branch,
701 Mapes Road Northeast
410-305-2600 4550 Parade Field Lane
Official Website: www.epa.gov/greeningepa/environmental- 301-677-4662
science-center
Joint Regional Medical Plans & Operations Branch, Northeast,
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Science is a part of the U.S. Northern Command’s Surgeon General’s
Center opened on Fort Meade in April of 1999. The building Directorate, located at Peterson Air Force Base, CO.
incorporates many environmental and green building features
as part of the EPA’s overall commitment to protect human health The Joint Regional Medical Plans & Operations Branch, Northeast
and the environment. office integrates joint-medical services in support of defense
support to civil authorities and homeland defense missions
The facility was established on Fort Meade as a result of the Base within assigned regions. The regions include Federal Emergency
Realignment and Closure process, in which several leased EPA Management Agency Regions I, II, III, and V and the National
facilities were consolidated into one government-owned site. The Capital Region.
Environmental Science Center is unique to the EPA; it represents
a partnership between the Region III Regional Office and the EPA In support of the president’s National Response Plan, Joint
headquarters’ program Office of Pesticide programs. Regional Medical Plans & Operations Branch, Northeast deploys
as a Northern Command Surgeon General representative to the
The facility provides office and laboratory space for 150 people. defense coordinating officer and defense coordinating element or
Approximately two-thirds of the 70 laboratories at the facility to the lead federal agency for health and medical.
support Region III personnel, including the Office of Analytical
Services and Quality Assurance and the Field Inspection Library of Congress Book Storage Facility
Program. The remaining laboratories support the Office of 100 Montgomery Meigs Road
Pesticides Programs, including the Analytical Chemistry Branch, 202-707-9909
Microbiological Branch and Microarray Research Laboratory.
In addition, the facility houses an office of the EPA’s Criminal The Library of Congress Book Storage Facility was dedicated on
Investigation Division. Nov. 18, 2002. The facility is the first of 13 storage modules planned
for high-density storage of Library of Congress collections.
At the Environmental Science Center, EPA scientists conduct tests on
soil, air and water samples to determine the presence of pollutants The two modules already occupied have a combined storage
and other contaminants. EPA program scientists test methodology capacity of approximately 4 million items and will support the
for pesticide registrations and conduct method development library’s mission to sustain and preserve a universal collection of
studies for pesticide residue analysis.
knowledge and creativity for future generations.
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