Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS)
EPA has released the Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Version 2.3, a tool which is used to facilitate the application of benchmark dose (BMD)1 methods to EPA hazardous pollutant risk assessments.
The U.S. EPA Benchmark Dose Technical Guidance Document contains examples of how the models in BMDS can be used to estimate points of departure2 for the estimation of chemical risk. The latest version of the BMDS Technical Guide and other relevant risk assessment documents are available on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) web site.
Background information:
- Background Information and the history of BMDS
- An on-line "Quick Start" Tutorial with quizzes and sample problems
- Narrated Training Slides that provide in-depth coverage of EPA BMD methods.
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- BMDS v. 2.3 - latest version
- BMDS Models
- BMDS Model Source Code Files
- User Manual for BMDS 2.3 (PDF) (262 pp, 12.7MB, About PDF)
- MSW Time to Tumor Model & User Manual