Search Frequent Questions
Filter By:
- Air Emissions Inventories Total results: 34
- Asbestos Total results: 141
- Butte Area/Silver Bow Creek Total results: 17
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Total results: 33
- East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment Total results: 148
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Total results: 301
- Fuel Program Total results: 693
- Great Lakes Funding Total results: 92
-
Lead
Total results: 401
- Applying for Certification or Accreditation Total results: 22
- EPA/HUD Real Estate Notification & Disclosure Rule Total results: 27
- General Information About Lead Total results: 9
- Lead-Based Paint Program Fees Total results: 9
- Lead Abatement, Risk Assessment and Inspection Total results: 49
- Lead at Superfund Sites Total results: 3
- Lead in Drinking Water Total results: 25
- Lead in Products Total results: 1
-
Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting
Total results: 237
- Authorized State and Tribal Programs Total results: 3
- Enforcement and Inspections Total results: 5
- Firm Certification Total results: 26
- General Information about the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule Total results: 18
- Information for Do-It-Yourselfers Total results: 1
- Lead-Safe Certified Firm Logo Total results: 8
- Pre-Renovation Education Total results: 26
- Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Total results: 6
-
Renovations Covered by the RRP Rule
Total results: 84
- Child-Occupied Facilities Total results: 5
- Definition of "Renovation" Total results: 17
- Emergency Renovations Total results: 5
- In General Total results: 9
- Minor Repair and Maintenance Activities Total results: 14
- Opt-Out Provision Total results: 1
- Renovations for Compensation Total results: 7
- Target Housing Total results: 18
- Testing Painted Components Total results: 6
- Renovator Certification and Training Total results: 12
- Training Provider Accreditation Total results: 7
- Work Practice Standards Total results: 41
- Testing for Lead Total results: 19
- MOVES Total results: 57
- Norwood Landfill Site Total results: 30
- Oil Regulations Total results: 96
- Permitting Under the Clean Air Act Total results: 19
- Radiation Total results: 1
- Risk Management Program (RMP) Total results: 285
- Southeast Minnesota Groundwater Total results: 11
Displaying 1 - 15 of 16 results
-
Can I apply a product using a method that is not specified in the directions for use?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Any time you use an EPA-registered disinfectant, you should read the product label and follow the directions, including the method of application…
- Last published:
-
What is the definition of a child under 6 years of age?
Answer: A child under six years of age is a child that is less than 72 months old. Question Number: 23002-22691 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
- Last published:
-
Do disinfectants kill newer variants of coronavirus?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Yes, EPA expects all products on List N to kill all variants of SARS-CoV-2. Genetic changes to the virus do not impact…
- Last published:
-
A child’s consecutive visits to a particular building (such as a hospital) can technically qualify that building as a child-occupied facility, even if the visits were an isolated event. How long does such a building remain a child-occupied facility?
A child’s consecutive visits to a particular building (such as a hospital) can technically qualify that building as a child-occupied facility, even if the visits were an isolated or rare event. How long does such a building remain a child-occupied facility? Answer: A building, or portion of a building, is…
- Last published:
-
How does EPA know that the products on List N work on SARS-CoV-2?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. EPA expects the products on List N to kill SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, because they: Demonstrate efficacy against the coronavirus…
- Last published:
-
I can’t tell if the product I’m interested in is on the list or not. Can you help me?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Disinfectant products may be marketed and sold under different brand and product names. To determine whether EPA expects a given product to…
- Last published:
-
Can disinfectant products be used on people?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The products included in EPA's list of disinfectants for use against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) are for use on surfaces, not humans. Please see…
- Last published:
-
Why are disinfectants marketed and sold under different brand and product names?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Companies that register disinfectant products can allow other companies to sell the product under their own product and company name. This is…
- Last published:
-
If a building contains a child-occupied facility, must all renovations in the building follow the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule?
Not necessarily. “Child-occupied facility’’ means a building, or portion of a building, constructed prior to 1978, visited regularly by the same child, under six years of age, on at least two different days within any week (Sunday through Saturday period), provided that each day’s visit lasts at least three hours…
- Last published:
-
What is a child-occupied facility?
Answer: A child-occupied facility is a building, or a portion of a building, constructed prior to 1978, visited regularly by the same child, under six years of age, on at least two different days within any week (Sunday through Saturday period), provided that each day's visit lasts at least three…
- Last published:
-
I have a question about a word or phrase on the List N website. I’m not sure how something on List N helps me fight COVID-19.
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. List N is a list of products that EPA expects will kill SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, when used according to…
- Last published:
-
Is there anything I can do to make surfaces resistant to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. EPA regulates the claims on pesticide product labels. EPA-registered surface disinfectants kill viruses at the time they are used. After use, if…
- Last published:
-
Can I use common household substances to kill the novel coronavirus?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. EPA does not review effectiveness of common household ingredients like vinegar or rubbing alcohol, so EPA cannot verify how well they work…
- Last published:
-
Is a health care facility or hospital covered under the RRP Rule if it meets the definition of a child-occupied facility?
Yes. The Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule defines a child-occupied facility as a building, or portion of a building, constructed prior to 1978, visited regularly by the same child, under six years of age, on at least two different days within any week (Sunday through Saturday period), provided…
- Last published:
-
I want to use a product to kill SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) but it isn’t on List N. Is it effective against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. First, make sure that the product isn’t on List N . Learn how by reviewing, " I can’t tell if the product…
- Last published: