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Risk Characterization Program
Science Policy Council
- Risk Characterization Program Cover Memo (PDF) (2 pp, 32K)
- Elements to Consider when Drafting EPA Risk Characterizations (PDF) (6 pp, 36K )
- Guidance for Risk Characterization (PDF) (15 pp, 73)
- Risk Characterization Handbook (PDF) (89 pp, 8.9MB)
To order a hard copy of the Risk Characterization Handbook, EPA document number 100-B-00-002, call National Service Center for Environmental Publications at 1-800-490-9198 or through the Internet on the World Wide Web at: http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/ordering.htm
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Strategic Plan for Evaluating the Toxicity of Chemicals | Peer Review Program | Cumulative Risk Assessment Program | Risk Characterization Program | Assessment of Thyroid Follicular Cell Tumors | Assessment Factors | Council on Regulatory Environmental Modeling | Policy on Evaluating Risk to Children | Handbook for Non-Cancer Health Effects Valuation | Interim Genomics Policy | Framework for the Economic Assessment of Ecological Benefits | Interim Position on Environmental Endocrine Disruption | Review of RfD/RfC Processes | Forum on Environmental Measurements | Contaminated Sediments Science Priorities | Probabilistic Analysis in Risk Assessment