What’s New
Risk Assessment Forum
Update to the EPA Risk Assessment Forum’s Guidelines for Exposure Assessment.
This initiative would update the Exposure Assessment Guidelines (EAG) last revised in 1992. While the principles expressed in the EAG are still useful, additional tools and methods have subsequently been developed. These newer resources may be invaluable to exposure assessors. Staff contact: Gary Bangs 202-564-6667EPA releases the "Framework for Application of the Toxicity Equivalence Methodology for Polychlorinated Dioxins, Furans, and Biphenyls in Ecological Risk Assessment."
This framework is intended to assist EPA scientists in using the toxicity equivalence methodology in ecological risk assessments that involve dioxins and dioxin-like chemicals.