This site provides basic information about environmental risk assessments for the public. Additionally, the site offers a comprehensive set of links to key EPA tools, guidance and guidelines.
Getting started with risk assessment
What's new in risk assessment
Risk related information for the public
Quick Links
- Air Pollution
- Asbestos
- Children's Health
- Climate Change
- Drinking Water
- Fish Advisories
- Indoor Air
- IRIS - Toxicity Data
- Lead
- Mercury
- Pesticides
- TEACH - Children's Health Data
- TRI - Toxic Release Inv
- Water Science
- Waste & Cleanup
The history of risk
For the EPA, the study of "risk" and "risk assessment" began in 1970's when ...
Meetings/Events
- 4/27-30: EPA's 2009 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference, OH
- 5/12-13: CASAC Review Meeting of the Carbon Monoxide Integrated Science Assessment (First External Review Draft)
- 6/7-10: World Health Organization Conference (Korea)
- 6/20-25: Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP) 2009 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC
- 6/25-26: National Toxicology Program (NTP): Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM) in Washington, DC