Includes bibliographical references (p. 44) and index
What does the EPA do? -- Before the EPA -- The early days -- EPA's national goals -- The structure of the EPA -- All around us -- Air pollution -- Water pollution -- Land pollution -- A closer look : Superfund -- International activities -- The workers -- A closer look : working for the cities -- A closer look : EPA lawyer -- Scientific advances -- The EPA's laboratories -- A closer look : Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory -- A closer look : EPA chemist -- The EPA reaching out -- The future of the EPA