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Risk Assessment
You can select entries from any of the following categories of EPA documents.
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- Human Health Risk Assessment
- Ecological Risk Assessment
- Exposure Assessment
- Standard Exposure Scenarios and Default Exposure Factors
- EPA-Approved Radio-Toxicity Criteria
- Modeling
- Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis
- Data Quality/Data Control (QA/QC) and Data Usability
- Other Sources
EPA Human Health Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Volume I: Human
Health Evaluation Manual , Part A.[EPA/9285.7-01/FS,
NTIS PB90-273830INX.]
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC. April 1990. - Role of the Baseline Risk Assessment in Superfund Remedy Selection Decisions. [OSWER Directive 9355.0-30.]Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC. April 22, 1991.
- Guidance on Risk Characterization for Risk Managers and Risk Assessors. Memorandum from Deputy Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response H. Habicht to Assistant and Regional Administrators. Feb. 26, 1992
- Radiation Exposure and Risk Assessment Manual (RERAM). [EPA 402-R-96-016.]Office of Air and Radiation, Washington, DC. June 1996.
EPA Ecological Risk Assessment
- Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Volume II: Environmental Evaluation Manual, Interim Final. [EPA/540/1-89/001]Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC. March 1989.
- Ecological Assessment of Hazardous Waste Sites: A Field and Laboratory Reference. [EPA/600/3-89/013] Environmental Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR. March 1989.
- Ecological Assessment Guidance for Superfund - Process for Designing and Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments. [EPA/540/R-97/006, OSWER-9285.7-25, NTIS PB97-963211INX]Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC. June 1997.
EPA Exposure Assessment
Superfund Exposure Assessment Manual. [OSWER Directive 9285.5-1. EPA/540/1-88/001. NTIS PB89-135859]Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC. April 1988.
EPA Standard Exposure Scenarios and Default Exposure Factors
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Exposure Factors Handbook:
- Volume I-General Factors. [EPA/600/P-95/002Ba]
- Volume II - Food Ingestion Factors. [EPA/600/P-95/002Bb]
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Volume III - Activity Factors. [EPA/600/P-95/002Bc]
- Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund. Volume 1. Human Health Evaluation Manual, Supplemental Guidance: Standard Default Exposure Factors. [OSWER 9285.6-03. NTIS PB91-921314INX]Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC. March 25, 1991.
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Soil Screening Guidance.
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC. September 1995.
- Technical Background Document for Soil Screening.
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC. September 1995.
EPA-Approved Radio-Toxicity Criteria
- Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables (HEAST): Table 4. Annual Update, FY 1995. Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, OH. 1995.
- Limiting Values of Radionuclide Intake and Air Concentration and Dose Conversion Factors for Inhalation, Submersion, and Ingestion: Federal Guidance Report No. 11[ EPA-520/1-88-020]Office of Radiation Programs, Washington, DC. September 1988.
- External Exposure to Radionuclides in Air, Water, and Soil: Federal Guidance Report No. 12. [EPA 402-R-93-081]Air and Radiation. September 1993.
- Estimating Radiogenic Cancer Risks [EPA 402-R-93-076]Air and Radiation. June 1994.
- Cancer Risk Coefficients for Environmental Exposure to Radionuclides - Federal Guidance Report No. 13[EPA 402-R-99-001]Air and Radiation. September 1999.
EPA Modeling
- OSWER Models Study: Promoting Appropriate Use of Models in Hazardous Waste/Superfund Programs: Phase I: Final Report. Office of Program Management and Technology, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC. May 26, 1989.
- OSWER Models Management Initiative: Report on the Usage of Models in Hazardous Waste/ Superfund Programs: Phase II: Final Report .Office of Program Management and Technology, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC. December 1990.
- Computer Models Used to Support Cleanup Decision-Making at Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Sites. [EPA 402-R-93-005, NTIS PB93-183333/XAB]Office of Air and Radiation, Washington, DC. March 1993.;
- Environmental Pathway Models-Ground-Water Modeling in Support of Remedial Decision Making at Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Material. [EPA 402-R-93-009]Office of Air and Radiation, Washington, DC. March 1993.
- Technical Guide to Ground-Water Model Selection at Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Substances. [EPA 402-R-94-012, NTIS PB94-205804/XAB] Office of Air and Radiation, Washington, DC. September 1994
- Documenting Ground-Water Modeling
at Sites Contaminated with Radioactive Substances. [EPA 540-R-96-003, NTIS PB96-963302/XAB.]
Office of Air and Radiation, Washington, DC. January 1996. - Three Multimedia Models Used
at Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Sites.
[EPA 540-R-96-004, NTIS PB96-963303] Office of Air and Radiation, Washington, DC. January 1996.
- Framework for Assessing Groundwater Modeling Applications. [EPA-500-B-94-004]Resource Management and Information Staff, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC. 1994.
- Report of the Agency Task
Force on Environmental Regulatory Modeling: Guidance,
Support Needs, Draft Criteria and Charter.
[EPA 500-R-94-001]
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. Washington, DC. March 1994.
EPA Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis
- Guiding Principles for Monte
Carlo Analysis. [EPA/630/R-97/001]
Office of Research and Development. Washington, DC. March 1997
EPA Data Quality/Data Control (QA/QC) and Data Usability
- Soil Sampling Quality Assurance User's Guide. [EPA 600/4-84-0043]Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC. May 1984.
- Guidance for Data Usability in Risk Assessment (Part A). [OSWER 9285.7-09A. NTIS PB92-963356INX]Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC. April 1992. [Covers data usability for hazardous chemical.]
- Guidance for Data Usability in Risk Assessment (Part B). [OSWER 9285.7-09B. NTIS PB92-963362INX]Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC. May 1992. [Covers data usability for radionuclides.]
- Data Quality Objectives Process
for Superfund: Interim Final Guidance.
[EPA 540-R-93-071. OSWER 9355.9-01. NTIS PB94-963203INX] Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC. September 1993. - Quality Assurance for Superfund
Environmental Data Collection Activities.
[NTIS PB93-963273] Quick Reference Fact Sheet. Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC. 1993. - Guidance for the Data Quality Objectives Process: Final. [EPA QA/G-4] Quality Assurance Management Staff, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC. September 1994.
- Guidance for the Data Quality Assessment: External Working Draft. [EPA QA/G-9]Quality Assurance Management Staff, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC. March 27, 1995.
Other Sources
- Radiological Assessment: A
Textbook on Environmental Dose Analysis.
[NUREG/CR-3332] U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 1983. - Radiological Assessment: Predicting the Transport, Bioaccumulation, and Uptake by Man of Radionuclides Released to the Environment.[NCRP Report No. 76] National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. 1984.
- Screening Models For Releases of Radionuclides to Atmosphere, Surface Water and Ground. [NCRP Report No. 123 I, II] National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. 1996.
- A Guide For Uncertainty Analysis in Dose and Risk Assessments Related to Environmental Contamination. [NCRP commentary No. 14] National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. May 10, 1996.
- Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. [ICRP Publication 60] International Commission on Radiological Protection. 1991, 1990.
- The Effects on Population of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation. BEIR III. National Academy of Sciences.1980.
- Health Risks of Radon and Other Internally Deposited Alpha-Emitters. BEIR IV. National Academy of Sciences. 1988.
- Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation. BEIR V. National Academy of Sciences. 1992.
