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TABLE 5-1 Former and Realigned Structures of EPA's Office of Research and
Development

Integrated ORD
Research Structure Former ORD Research Structure

Global Change Research
Sustainability Research
Clean Air Research
Human Health and Ecosystems Research

Air, Climate & Energy

Drinking Water Research
Water Quality Research

Safe and Sustainable Water
Resources

Human Health and Ecosystems Research
Pesticides & Toxics Research
Sustainability Research
Fellowships
Land Research (Excluding Nanotechnology)

Sustainable and Healthy
Communities

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Research
Computational Toxicology Research
Human Health & Ecosystems Research
Human Health Risk Assessment (NexGen)
Pesticides & Toxics Research
Land Research (Nanotechnology)
Clean Air Research (Nanotechnology)
Sustainability Research

Chemical Safety for
Sustainability

Human Health Risk Assessment Human Health Risk Assessment

Homeland Security Homeland Security

Source: Teichman and Anastas 2011.

 EPA continue to refine its implementation plans to ensure that the re-
structuring takes root. The agency needs to define clearly how ORD and pro-
gram office research programs relate to one another and how they fit within the
larger context of EPA and stakeholder science. A key aspect is ensuring that
senior and junior scientists in ORD and the program offices are invested in the
restructuring process.
 EPA develop clear metrics for the evaluation of progress of research
divisions and their ability to respond to environmental challenges in a new and
more solutions-oriented way. The long-term sustainability of the revised struc-
ture (in time and through administrations) will depend on the degree to which
the agency can demonstrate that the reorganization leads to better science and
better outcomes.