This site provides basic information about environmental risk assessments for the public.
Additionally, the site offers a comprehensive set of links to key EPA tools, guidance and guidelines.
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What's New in Risk Science
- 02/29: Vulnerability Assessments in Support of the Climate Ready Estuaries Program - Results for the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, Volume I (Final Report)
- 02/29: Vulnerability Assessments in Support of the Climate Ready Estuaries Program - Results for the Massachusetts Bays Program, Volume II (Final Report)
- 02/21: IRIS Toxicological Review of Tetrahydrofuran (THF) (Final Report)
- 02/17: Dioxin Reanalysis, Volume 1: in support of the Integrated Risk Information System (Final Report)
- 02/15: EPA Scientific Integrity Policies Updated
- 02/10: IRIS Toxicological Review of Tetrachloroethylene (Perc) (Final Report)
- 02/07: Biofuels and the Environment: the First Triennial Report to Congress (Final Report)
- 01/05: 2010 TRI (Toxic Release Inventory) National Analysis (Annual Report)
- 11/18: IRIS Toxicological Review of Dichloromethane (DCM) (Final Report)
- 10/13: Highlights of the Exposure Factors Handbook (Final Report)
- 9/30: Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Edition (Final Report)
- 9/28: IRIS Toxicological Review of Trichloroethylene (TCE) (Final Report)
- 9/15: NAS announces the release of the final report, Sustainability and the EPA, also known as "the Green Book", and the EPA Administrator sends a reponse letter
News releases about risk and risk assessment | All announcements
Draft Guidance & Tools Available for Public Comment and/or Peer Review
- 05/18: An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska (External Review Draft)
- 05/16: EPA Announces NAS' Review of IRIS Assessment Development Process
- 03/13: Public Teleconference announced for the review of the 2nd draft Integrated Science Assessment of Lead - Apr 10-11
- 03/08: Update on Ramazzini Institute Data in IRIS Assessments
- 02/28: New Schedule for IRIS Hexavalent Chromium Assessment Announced
- 02/09: Workshop Report and its outcomes available on the Nanomaterial Case Study Workshop
- 02/02: Integrated Science Assessment of Lead (2nd External Review Draft)
Information For the Advanced Risk Assessor
- Computational Toxicology Communities of Practice: Meetings and Workshops
- EPA Public Involvement in Advisory Activities - Science Advisory Board (SAB)
- Training
& Webinars
- Benchmark Dose Modeling (BMDS) Training
- Determining Uncertainty
- Drinking Water Academy
- Environmental Health Learning Tools - Urban Sprawl
- Environmental Health Learning Tools - Bioterrorism
- Environmental Response Team: Training
- Environmental Resource Center's Training Courses
- Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) Webinars
- National Enforcement Training Institute (NET) Classroom Training
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Training Courses
- On-Scene Coordinator Training Links
- OSWER Training Forum
- RCRA Training at Your Desktop
- STORET Web Video Tutorials
- Superfund job training initiative (SuperJTI)
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National and Regional Courses
- Watershed Academy
- Water Training Opportunities
Risk Related Information for the Public
- Protecting your children from environmental risk
- Action on Chemicals
- Actions you can take to reduce lead in drinking water
- Aging and Environmental Health Fact Sheets
- Children’s environmental health online resources for health care providers
- Economy, Energy and Environment Initiative (E3)
- General Consumer Publications (Safety & Exposure, Controlling Pests, Read the label first, Pest Control in Schools, Roach Control, Protecting Children)
- Handbook for Implementing the Supplemental Cancer Guidance at Waste and Cleanup Sites
- Industrial Materials Recycling
- Mercury-Containing Light Bulb (Lamp) Recycling
- Pesticide poison prevention resources
- Pharmaceuticals and personal care products as pollutants (PPCPs)
- Promoting Ecological Revitalization at Superfund Sites
- Protection from Lead-Paint Poisoning
- Protection Team Launched to Explore Bee Deaths
- Recycle Your Cell Phone. It's an Easy Call
- Safe Synthetic turf
- Schools Go Green Both Inside and Outside the Classroom
- Sun safety action steps
Agency News and Events
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History of Risk
For the EPA, the study of “risk” and “risk assessment” began in 1970's when ... More Info
Calendar of Events
- 5/29: SAB Public Meeting for the Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel Teleconference
- 5/30: CASAC follow-up Teleconference of the Lead Review Panel - review of Lead ISA 2nd Review Draft
- 6/14-15: NAS Workshop: Systems Biology – Informed Risk Assessment
- 7/12: SAB Environmental Economics Committee Review of Retrospective Study of the Costs of EPA Regulations: An Interim Report
Where You Live
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Glossary
Refer to the glossary for definitions of terms related to risk assessment. More Info
Hotlines
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