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Recent Additions
April 27, 2009
- NCEA Notice: IRIS Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds -- External Peer Review Panel Workshop Announcement
EPA announces the details of the External Peer Review Panel Workshop being held on May 21, 2009. This draft assessment was previously provided for public viewing and comment [Federal Register Feb 5, 2009 ] The public comments received on the Toxicological Review within the external review period will be provided to the peer reviewers prior to the meeting for their consideration. [Federal Register April 27, 2009] - NCEA Notice: EPA's Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference (Apr 27-30)
EPA is hosting the 2009 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference in West Chester, OH, April 27 - 30, 2009 with the theme "Toxicology and Risk Assessment from the Trenches." Registration (for the conference and hotel), directions and a draft agenda are now available.
April 24, 2009
- NCEA Notice: NCEA-Cincinnati Division seeks a permanent Deputy Director
NCEA is announcing an opportunity for an internationally recognized risk assessment scientist to fill the position of Deputy Director, in their Cincinnati, OH Division. NCEA-Cincinnati conducts assessments to characterize the toxicity and related human health effects of high priority chemicals, develops methodologies and provides guidance on the assessment of the cumulative impact of chemical mixtures, and provides tools for ecological risk and causal assessment. The Deputy Division Director is a senior advisor on matters of science and science policy, provides recommendations, advice, and direction on risk assessment issues, and is responsible for the planning, organization, and coordination of activities within the division.
April 23, 2009
- New job opening in NERL. A position is open for a Research Ecologist in the Ecosystems Research Division in Athens. The position closes on 4/30/2009.
April 17, 2009
- NCEA Publication: Assessment of the Impacts of Global Change on Regional U.S. Air Quality: A Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on Ground-Level Ozone - An Interim Report of the U.S. EPA Global Change Research Program (Final Report)
EPA is announcing the release of the final report, Assessment of the Impacts of Global Change on Regional U.S. Air Quality: A Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on Ground-Level Ozone An Interim Report of the U.S. EPA Global Change Research Program, prepared by the NCEA Global Change Research Program Staff. This report is intended for managers and scientists working on air quality to provide them with information on the potential effects of climate change on regional air quality in the United States.[Press Release Apr 17, 2009] - NCEA Publication: Overview Summary of Toxicological, Chemical, and Statistical Criteria for Defining Sufficient Similarity for Use in the Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures
EPA is announcing the availability of 6 recent publications referred to as, an Overview Summary of Toxicological, Chemical, and Statistical Criteria for Defining Sufficient Similarity for Use in the Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures . Through this summary they offer approaches for using existing toxicity data on a known mixture to assess potential health risks from exposure to another related mixture (e.g., from a similar type of treatment process or emissions source) for which adequate toxicity data are unavailable and may be difficult or expensive to generate.
April 16, 2009
- NCEA Database: Physiological Parameters Database for PBPK Modeling (External Review Draft)
EPA is announcing a 30 day public comment period for the review of an ACCESS database file containing physiological parameter data intended to be suitable for application with PBPK modeling. EPA requests that interested users comment on the functionality or usability of this resource and provide comments that may be considered for improving the final product. [Federal Register Apr 16, 2009]
April 14, 2009
- NCEA Publication: Estimation of Biota Sediment Accumulation Factor (BSAF) from Paired Observations of Chemical Concentrations in Biota and Sediment (Final Report)
EPA's Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center (ERASC) has released the final report entitled, Estimation of Biota Sediment Accumulation Factor (BSAF) from Paired Observations of Chemical Concentrations in Biota and Sediment. BSAF is a parameter describing bioaccumulation of sediment-associated organic compounds or metals into tissues of ecological receptors. The report provides information on methodologies to estimate BSAF for nonionic organic chemicals.
April 7, 2009
- The new AdvanceETV project, sponsored by the European Commission, is currently seeking vendors interested in joint verification under US, Canadian, and European programs. The objective is for participating vendors to receive joint verifications from three programs at once; AdvanceETV will partially fund the verification. Contacts for the AdvanceETV project are: Europe, Christian Grøn, DHI; United States, Amy Dindal, Battelle; and Canada, John Neate, OCETA. For more information (PDF)(1 pg, Kb)
Verified Technology
Air Pollution Control Technology Center Mobile Source Device
Johnson Matthey
PCRT2@ 1000, Version 2, Filter + Diesel Oxidation Catalyst
Report (PDF) (29 pp, 673 KB) March 2009
Statement (PDF) (4 pp, 112 KB)
April 03, 2009
- NCEA Publication: Considerations for Developing a Dosimetry-Based Cumulative Risk Assessment Approach for Mixtures of Environmental Contaminants (Final Report)
EPA is annoucing the availability of the final report, Considerations for Developing a Dosimetry-Based Cumulative Risk Assessment Approach for Mixtures of Environmental Contaminants. This report describes a process that can be used to determine the potential value of developing physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling to support a cumulative risk assessment. - NCEA Notice: Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide: External Peer Review Meeting
EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) announced a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory (CASAC) CO Review Panel to discuss the CO ISA (First External Review Draft). [Federal Register Apr 3, 2009]
March 26, 2009
- New job opening in NERL. Another position is available for a Biologist/Microbiologist in the Microbiological & Chemical Exposure Research Division in Cincinnati. The position closes on 4/27/2009.
- New job openings in NERL. Positions are available for Research Physical Scientists in the Human Exposure & Atmospheric Sciences Division. Positions close on 4/06/2009 and 4/15/09.
- Science in Action: Particulate Matter. A video has been posted to the EPA site. This video summarizes the work being done on particulate matter (PM) in the Exposure Research Laboratory.
March 24, 2009
- NCEA Notice: IRIS Toxicological Review of Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene): Third External Peer Review Meeting
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will be hosting an external review meeting to discuss the IRIS Toxicological Review of Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) (External Review Draft) report to be held Apr 2-3, 2009 in Irvine, CA.
March 10, 2009
- NCEA Publication: Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide (First External Review Draft)
EPA is announcing the release of the draft document, Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Carbon Monoxide (First External Review Draft) for public review and comment. [Federal Register March 12, 2009] - Upcoming Presentations by EPA’s Exposure Researchers. - March, 2009 to June, 2009
- Recent Exposure Research Publications. - December 1, 2008 to March 2, 2009
March 9, 2009
- NCEA Notice: IRIS Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds (Platinum): Listening Session Announcement
EPA is announcing a listening session to be held on March 25, 2009, during the public comment period for the draft document entitled, Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds (Platinum): In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). [Federal Register Mar 9, 2009]
February 19, 2009
- Updated Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCP) literature references. - Listing of literature references to Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the environment
February 10, 2009
- NCEA Notice: EPA's Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference (Apr 27-30)
EPA is hosting the 2009 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference in West Chester, OH, April 27 - 30, 2009 with the theme "Toxicology and Risk Assessment from the Trenches." Registration (for the conference and hotel), directions and a draft agenda are now available. - ETV Materials Management and Remediation Center (PDF) (2 pp, 1.8 MB) December 2008
February 06, 2009
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NCEA Publication: IRIS Toxicological Review of Nitrobenzene (Final Report)
EPA is announcing the release of the final report, Toxicological Review of Nitrobenzene: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). This includes a new Summary for Nitrobenzene and an accompanying toxicological review.
February 05, 2009
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NCEA Publication: IRIS Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds (External Review Draft)
EPA announces the release of the draft document, Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds (Platinum), for public review and comment. [Federal Register Feb 5, 2009]
February 04, 2009
- EPA and NatGeo: Putting a Price on Paradise. Singer Joni Mitchell crooned, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” Today the presence of thousands of parking lots in the United States illustrates just one example of how human-induced change can negatively affect the benefits — or ecosystem services — provided by the environment that we have come to rely upon to live.
January 29, 2009
- ESTE Project Brief: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tracking of Hazardous Wastes Across International Borders (PDF) (2 pp, 68 KB) (EPA/600/S-09/001) December 2008
January 14, 2009
January 12, 2009
- Updated Organization Chart. The NERL organization chart has been updated to reflect new assignments within the Laboratory.
January 09, 2009
- CHAD Explorer. An update to the Consolidated Human Activity Database (CHAD) is now live.
January 08, 2009
- NCEA Notice: IRIS Toxicological Review of Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene): External Peer Review Meeting
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will be hosting an external review meeting to discuss the IRIS Toxicological Review of Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) (External Review Draft) report to be held Jan 29-30, 2009 in Washington DC. - ESTE Project Brief: Verification of Qualitative Spot Test Kits for Lead in Paint (PDF) (2 pp, 72 Kb) (EPA/600/S-08/025) December 2008
January 05, 2009
- NCEA Publication: Predicting Future Introductions of Nonindigenous Species to the Great Lakes (Final Report)
EPA has released a final report entitled, "Predicting Future Introductions of Nonindigenous Species to the Great Lakes." This report predicts the spread of aquatic nonindigenous species into the Great Lakes to help resource managers focus monitoring activities on particular species at the most vulnerable U.S. Great Lakes ports. The report also demonstrates the use of a habitat suitability model and ballast water discharge data to predict invasion potential.
[Federal Register Jan 5, 2009]
January 02, 2009
- Open Applications Sought for Post-doctoral Research Program
EPA's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) is seeking applicants for our federal Post-doctoral Research Program. The latest application period is January 2 - February 27, 2009. We have just added 11 new position announcements to this site.
December 29, 2008
- NCEA Notice: Scientific Workshop Announced to Discuss EPA's Dioxin Reassessment and NAS Response (Feb 18-20)
EPA is announcing a 3-day public, scientific workshop, including a public review of the recent scientific literature on 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD) dose-response, to assist EPA in responding to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report, Health Risks from Dioxin and Related Compounds: Evaluation of the EPA Reassessment (NAS, 2006). [Federal Register Dec 29, 2008] - Field Portable Ion Chromatographs - Test/Quality Assurance Plan for Semi-Continuous Ambient Air Monitoring Systems (PDF) (45 pp, 290 KB) September 2008
- Test/Quality Assurance Plan for Leak Detection and Repair Technologies (PDF) (46 pp, 284 KB) September 2008
- TDC Filter Manufacturing, Inc. SB0025 Filtration Media
Report (PDF) (23 pp, 325 KB) November 2008 | Statement (PDF) (5 pp, 225 KB) - Donaldson Company, Inc. Tetratec #6255-3 Filtration Media
Report (PDF) (22 pp, 355 KB) November 2008 | Statement (PDF) (5 pp, 256 KB)
December 23, 2008
- NCEA Notice: An Exposure Assessment of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (Extended Comment Period)
EPA is announcing a 30-day extension of the public review and comment period changing the deadline now to February 2, 2009. [Federal Register Dec 23, 2009] - Request for Applications (RFA) for Research Funding Opportunity
Geographic, Statistical, and Indicator Research to Support the National Condition Surveys and the Environmental Research Program.
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