2003 Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment
Note: EPA has updated this document, but this version is provided as a courtesy to the public as a matter of public record.
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- Michael A. Callahan
- by phone at: 214-665-2787
- by email at: callahan.michael@epa.gov
The Framework is the first step in a long-term effort to develop cumulative risk assessment guidance. Building on EPA's growing experience with cumulative risk assessment, the Framework identifies the basic elements of the cumulative risk assessment process and provides a flexible structure for conducting and evaluating cumulative risk assessment, and for addressing scientific issues related to cumulative risk. Although this Framework report will serve as a foundation for developing future guidance, it is neither a procedural guide nor a regulatory requirement within EPA, and it is expected to evolve with experience. The Framework is not an attempt to lay out protocols to address all the risks or considerations that are needed to adequately inform community decisions. Rather, it is an information document, focused on describing various aspects of cumulative risk.
This document has benefitted from extensive peer input. Earlier drafts of the documents served as background pieces for peer consultations with state, Federal, and other peer groups. An external peer review, open to the public, was held in June 2002. The document was revised based on input received during the peer consultation and review processes, and from public review and comment.
Downloads/Related Links
- Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (2 pp, 84 KB, about PDF)
- Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment (PDF) (129 pp, 2 MB, about PDF)
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Citation
U.S. EPA. 2003 Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Washington Office, Washington, DC, EPA/630/P-02/001F, 2003.