EPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does EPA mean? 

• EPA (noun)
  The noun EPA has 1 sense:

1. an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment

  Familiarity information: EPA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

E.P.A.; Environmental Protection Agency; EPA

Hypernyms ("EPA" is a kind of...):

independent agency (an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments)

 Context examples 

The EPA is the US Government's watchdog agency responsible for controlling the pollution of air and water, pesticides, radiation hazards and noise pollution.

(Environmental Protection Agency, NCI Thesaurus)

It is on the EPA's priority pollutant list.

(Anthracene, NCI Thesaurus)

In the omega-3 group, mean EPA levels quadrupled versus no change in the placebo group.

(Omega-3s from fish oil supplements no better than placebo for dry eye, National Institutes of Health)

Fish liver oils typically contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and vitamins A and D. It is used as a dietary supplement.

(Fish Liver Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers found that EPA, DPA, DHA, and ALA were all associated with a lower risk of fatal heart disease.

(Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks, NIH)

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) may activate caspase 3, resulting in apoptosis in susceptible tumor cell populations.

(Eicosapentaenoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets standards to control the emission of these particulates and to protect the public health.

(Airborne Particulate Matter, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable, nutritional lipid emulsion composed of 10% fish oil and high amounts of the fish oil-derived polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

(Fish Oil/Glycerol/Egg Lecithin-based Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

Cod liver oil contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and vitamins A and D. It is used as a dietary supplement.

(Cod Liver Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

DPA was also associated with a lower risk of total heart disease, whereas ALA, EPA, and DHA weren’t.

(Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks, NIH)