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Regulatory Support Applications
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Summary
EPA conducts human exposure and atmospheric sciences research in support of its regulation and policies. This research directly supports requirements under the Clean Air Act and Food Quality Protection Act . Research products are delivered to EPA regional and program offices, states, and local agencies. Such products include ambient monitoring methods to assess compliance with air pollution standards, air quality modeling tools to identify the sources contributing to air pollution and to evaluate control strategies, and exposure and dose modeling tools and applications to support environmental pesticide regulations.
Research Areas
Human Health Risk Assessment - he overall goal of this research is to support program offices, regions, states, and local agencies, by providing methods, data, and modeling tools to enhance their ability to conduct human exposure and risk assessments with greater certainty. Application to client-specific needs will serve to strengthen the science behind regulatory decision-making. Specific applications currently in progress include methods development and exposure assessment for perfluorinated chemicals, and exposure and dose modeling for risk assessments for pyrethroid pesticides. Details of Human Health Risk AssessmentSupport for Air Regulations and Policies - This research supports EPA’s air regulations and policies through development and enhancement of sampling and analytical methods and air quality modeling tools. Current research efforts by EPA’s h uman exposure and atmospheric science researchers support implementation of National Ambient Air Quality Standards and mercury regulations, including the Clean Air Mercury Rule. Details of Support for Air Regulations and Policies