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| Title: | Advancing the Science & Practice of Cumulative Risk Assessment: Alignment of ORD Research & Agency Needs |
| Date: | July 28 - 30, 2009 |
| Location: | Region 5 Chicago 12th Floor Conference Facility |
| Purpose: | EPAs Regions and Office of Research and Development are sponsoring a workshop to consider cumulative risk assessment from the perspective of environmental health and ecological problem formulation and problem solving. Workshop sessions will present the science, tools, and approaches to cumulative risk assessment through discussion of case studies illustrating different risk management problems, including considerations of community risk, spatial scale, the lifecycle of a facility, pesticides, tribal issues, and environmental justice.
For additional information on the details of the workshop including a preliminary agenda and registration for on-site or remote participation, please visit the workshop registration web site at http://epa.blhtech.com/craworkshop/index.cfm. Please note that space is limited and early registration is recommended. A block of rooms has been reserved with the Hotel Blake, close to EPA Region 5, and lodging reservations should be made with the hotel no later than July 14, 2009. This workshop is open to EPA personnel and invited speakers. The workshop will primarily be internal to EPA to enhance policy and other deliberative discussions. |
| Contact: | ORD: Andrew Geller (Geller.andrew@epa.gov) 312-353-7648 Tim Barzyk (Barzyk.timothy@epa.gov) 919-541-1520 David Herr (Herr.david@epa.gov) 919-541-0380 Region 5: Region 8: Region 9: NCER: |
| Registration: | http://epa.blhtech.com/craworkshop/index.cfm |
| Logistics: | A block of rooms has been reserved with the Hotel Blake  , close to EPA Region 5, and lodging reservations should be made with the hotel no later than July 14, 2009 |
| Agenda: | TBD |