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Ecological Risk Assessment & the Ecological Technical Center



This site contains information on Superfund Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) processes and the staff members of the Ecological Technical Center in Region 5 who perform and review ecological risk assessments: 

U.S. EPA Risk Assessment Homepages
Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) is defined
The eight-steps of the formal ERA process are described, according to the Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (ERAGS)
Websites and documents to aid in performing screening ecological risk assesments
Additional tools (such as software and databases) that may assist in performing ecological risk assessments
Guidance and information on the sources of the various screening numbers used in Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessments, as well as links to various sources of screening benchmarks.
Examples of Ecological Risk Assessments done for Region 5 Superfund Sites
Terms that are useful for understanding Ecological Risk Assessment
Information on the toxic (harmful) effects of various chemicals, including metals, pesticides, PCBs, and other organic compounds
Complete list of all scientific literature sources used in this website
Contact information
A list of EPA staff members who can provide more information and assistance on Ecological Risk Assessments
A list of Region 5 EPA staff members who can provide information and assistance on ecological and human health risk assessment in different programs, including Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Superfund, Pesticides, and Water.
A collection of threatened and endangered species that may be found at or have been identified at Region 5 Superfund sites. This is not an exhaustive list.

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