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
- Region 5 Ecological Technical Center and Ecological Risk Assessment
- Region 8 Risk Assessment
- Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment (OSWER)
- U.S. EPA Risk Assessment Portal
Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) is defined
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The eight-steps of the formal ERA process
are described, according to the Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance
for Superfund (ERAGS)
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Websites and documents to aid in performing
screening ecological risk assesments
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Additional tools (such as software and databases)
that may assist in performing ecological risk assessments
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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.
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Examples of Ecological Risk Assessments done for Region
5 Superfund Sites
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Terms that are useful for understanding Ecological
Risk Assessment
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Information on the toxic (harmful) effects of various
chemicals, including metals, pesticides, PCBs,
and other organic compounds
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Complete list of all scientific literature
sources used in this website
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Contact information
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A list of EPA staff members who can provide
more information and assistance on Ecological Risk Assessments
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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. |