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Вовлечение населения в решение проблемы этиленоксида (ЭО)
Этиленоксид (EtO) – это бесцветный легковоспламеняющийся газ. Как правило, он не имеет запаха в концентрациях, обнаруживаемых за пределами помещений или сообществ.
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SmartWay Partner Achievements
This page lists the types of partner recognition in the SmartWay program.
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Technology Transitions Notices of Data Availability
Notice of Data Availability Relevant to Petition Submissions Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020
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Compliance and Enforcement Policy and Guidance
Find EPA policies and guidance on underground storage tanks compliance and enforcement.
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Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats
non-petroleum oils are also regulated under CFR 112. Like petroleum oils, they can cause devastating physical effects, be toxic, destroy food supplies and habitats, produce rancid odors, foul shorelines and treatment plants, be flammable, and linger.
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Papers Addressing Scientific Issues in the Risk Assessment of Metals
To inform the consideration of metals properties, and to engage the external scientific community, the Agency commissioned external experts to lead the development of a series of issue papers.
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Methods for Identifying a Default Cross-Species Scaling Factor (Rhomsberg, 2004)
Provides a rationale for selecting default cross-species extrapolation factors with which to scale oral doses across species for non-carcinogenic endpoints.
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Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task Force II (AEATF II) Volume 5: Governing Document for a Multi-Year Antimicrobial Chemical Exposure Monitoring Program (interim draft document with changes)
This document describes the overall scope of the AEATF II program, demonstrates the need for additional human exposure monitoring data and explains the proposed methodology for the exposure monitoring studies proposed for conduct by the AEATF II.
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External Review Draft: Harmonization in Interspecies Extrapolation: Use of BW 3/4 as Default Method in Derivation of the Oral RfD
Recommends procedures, inclusive of default procedures, that will be used to estimate oral exposures in terms of human equivalents for all toxicologic endpoints.
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Issue Paper on the Human Health Effects of Metals
This paper discusses issues important to consider in developing a framework for performing human health assessments for exposure to metals and metal compounds
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Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment Task Force II (AEATF II) Volume 5: Governing Document for a Multi-Year Antimicrobial Chemical Exposure Monitoring Program (interim draft document)
Describes the overall scope of the AEATF II program, demonstrates the need for additional human exposure monitoring data and explains the proposed methodology for the exposure monitoring studies proposed for conduct by the AEATF II.
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Issue Paper on the Ecological Effects of Metals
A summary of biological and ecological responses to metals, and discuss the role of descriptive and predictive methods used to characterize effects of metals in risk assessment.
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Issue Paper on the Environmental Chemistry of Metals
EPA has identified three types of regulatory risk assessments where information regarding speciation of metals is useful and desirable: national hazard/risk ranking and characterization, site-specific assessments, and National Regulatory Assessments.
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Marine Vessel Speed Reduction Reduces Air Emissions and Fuel Usage
Some ports have established vessel speed reduction (VSR) zones of up to 40 nautical miles. By reducing ship speeds VSR zones can reduce fuel consumption and emissions within the designated region.
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Issue Paper on the Bioavailability and Bioaccumulation of Metals
The goal of this paper is to summarize the current and emerging state of the science supporting assessments of metal bioavailability and bioaccumulation in aquatic and terrestrial organisms.
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Issue Paper on Metal Exposure Assessment
This paper explores the best approaches for characterizing exposure pathways and routes, estimating the most relevant exposure concentrations, linking exposure to dose, and coping with natural or background concentrations.
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Summary Report: Risk Assessment Forum Technical Workshop on Population-level Ecological Risk Assessment
2008 technical workshop regarding development of additional guidelines or best practices for planning, implementing and interpreting ecological risk assessments that involve population-level assessment endpoints.
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Materials for Review by the Human Studies Review Board for the Meeting on October 1, 2013
This memorandum describes the materials that EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is providing for review by the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB or Board) at the meeting scheduled for October 1, 2013.
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Science and Ethics Review of AEATF II Solid Pour Scenario Design and Protocol for Exposure Monitoring
Memorandum regarding the Science and Ethics Review of AEATF II Solid Pour Scenario Design and Protocol for Exposure Monitoring