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EPA's National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) is comprised of several divisions with diversified research specialties. NERL conducts research and development that leads to improved methods, measurements and models to assess and predict exposures of humans and ecosystems to harmful pollutants and other conditions in air, water, soil, and food.
Featured Links
- What’s Coming Out of the Tap? - EPA scientist Susan Richardson has received the "Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology" for her work exploring disinfection byproducts in the water supply.
- EPA and CDC Symposium on Air Pollution Exposure and Health
- Important Exposure Factors - The Food Quality Protection Act and Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments include special provisions that require EPA to assess all of the ways that children may come into contact with pesticides in their everyday environments. This requires a thorough understanding of the factors that affect children’s exposures to chemicals in the environment. The EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) has conducted or supported several targeted observational studies to address critical data gaps in the Agency’s understanding of the factors affecting children’s exposures. Results from these studies are described in a new report, Important Exposure Factors for Children: an Analysis of Laboratory and Observational Field Data Characterizing Cumulative Exposure to Pesticides. This body of research provides important advancements in our understanding of factors that affect children’s exposures to chemicals in their environment.
- Scientific and Ethical Approaches for Observational Exposure Studies
- Exposure Research Presentations - Thru March 2008
- Air Quality
- Drinking Water
- Water Quality
- Safe Pesticides / Safe Products
- Land Preservation & Restoration
- Human Health
- Computational Toxicology
- Ecosystem Protection
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
- Global Climage Change
- Mercury
Additional Research Links:
- NERL Publications by Division, Keyword Search, Author Search
- NERL Science Forum 2006
- Posters and Presentations from the 2006 ISEA
- CMAQ - air quality modeling
- Detroit Exposure and Aerosol Research Study (DEARS)
- Disinfection By-products (DBPs) - What is in our drinking water?
- EPA and CDC Symposium on Air Pollution Exposure and Health
- National Epidemiological and Environmental Assessment of Recreational (NEEAR) Water Study
- COPP Study - EPA study finds air pollutants in cars cause health effects
- CTEPP Study
- Environmental Forensics - identification of pollutants of unknown origin
- Vacuum Distillation - analyzing organic chemicals
Human Exposure & Atmospheric Sciences -
Characterizes aggregate human exposure from all sources and the emission and movement of
pollutants through the atmosphere.
Scientific Reports: Particulate Matter (PM), Children and their Environment, HEASD virtual lab tour
Ecological Exposure -
Conducts laboratory and field studies aimed at providing research products that enable the Agency to conduct predictive and retrospective exposure assessments.
Some Highlights: Ecological Exposure Research Projects, EERD virtual lab tour
Ecosystems Research -
Performs research on approaches to multimedia modeling for landscape, nutrient and chemical stressors of ecosystems.
Some Highlights: Watershed and Water Quality Modeling Technical Support Center, OnSite OnLine Tools for Site Assessment,
Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM), ERD virtual lab tour
Environmental Sciences -
Develops methods for characterizing chemical and physical stressors. Develops landscape and regional assessment capabilities through the use of remote sensing and advanced spatial analysis techniques.
Some Highlights: Landscape Ecology Projects, ESD virtual lab tour
Microbiological & Chemical Exposure Assessment -
Conducts research to measure, characterize and predict the exposure of humans to chemical and microbial hazards. This research provides information on environmental pathways by which hazardous contaminants are transported via air, water, food, and soil to populations at risk.
Some Highlights: Microbiology Site, Drinking Water Methods, Marine Water Methods,
MCEARD virtual lab tour
Atmospheric Modeling -
Develops advanced air quality models that can simulate the transport and fate of pollutants in the atmosphere.
Some Highlights: Atmospheric Modeling Monthly Highlights, Current Research, AMD virtual lab tour