EPA has released the Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Version 2.1.1, a tool which is used to facilitate the application of benchmark dose (BMD)¹ methods to EPA hazardous pollutant risk assessments.

This Web site contains:

• Background Information and the history of BMDS
• What's New with BMDS
• Link for downloading BMDS software and registering to receive BMDS e-mail updates
• An on-line Tutorial and Narrated Training Slides (BMDS 2.1.1 Training Slides Upcoming).
• Steps for using BMDS and general help, including outside resources

The U.S. EPA Benchmark Dose Technical Guidance Document contains examples of how the models in BMDS can be used to estimate points of departure for the estimation of chemical risk. The latest version of this and other relevant risk assessment documents are available from the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) at http://www.epa.gov/iris/backgr-d.htm.

 

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