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Fact Sheet: Public Comment for Proposed Remedy, Former Tecumseh Products Site

This fact sheet outlines the proposed remedy for the former Tecumseh Products Company (TPC) Facility in Tecumseh, Michigan. The proposed remedy includes groundwater treatment, soil treatment and excavation, and institutional controls.

Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS): Part D

EPA's Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS) Part D provides planning tools and other approaches to support standardization of risk assessments.

Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS) Volume III: Part A

EPA's Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS) Volume 3A provides policies and guiding principles on the application of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) methods to human health and ecological risk assessment in the EPA Superfund Program.

Superfund Technical Guidance: Model Statement of Work for RI/FS Baseline Risk Assessments of Human Health

This guidance is intended to provide EPA remedial project managers and EPA contractors with summary directions on how to conduct a baseline risk assessment (BRA),

Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS): Part B

EPA's Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS) Part B provides guidance on the development of risk-based preliminary remediation goals for decision makers.

A Summary of General Assessment Factors for Evaluating the Quality of Scientific and Technical Information

Informs information-generating scientists about quality issues that should appropriately be taken into consideration at the time information is generated.

Review of the Reference Dose and Reference Concentration Processes Document

Summarizes the review and deliberations of the Risk Assessment Forum’s RfD/RfC Technical Panel and its recommendations for improvements in oral reference
dose/inhalation reference concentration (RfD/RfC) process.

Framework for Metals Risk Assessment

The Framework for Metals Risk Assessment is a science-based document that addresses the special attributes and behaviors of metals and metal compounds to be considered when assessing their human health and ecological risks.

Using Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) As Surrogate for Human Hepatitis C Virus

This test is designed to validate virucidal effectiveness claims for a product to be registered as a virucide. It determines the potential of the test agent to disinfect hard surfaces contaminated with human Hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Disclosure of Reviews of Pesticide Test Data

This document describes a class determination that certain EPA-prepared reviews of data submitted under the Federal insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act are not entitled to confidential treatment.

PR Notice 94-4 MOU on Regulation of Liquid Chemical Germicides Intended for Use on Medical Devices

This MOU between EPA and FDA establishes roles for regulation of liquid chemical germicides intended for use on medical devices. An amendment revises the disclaimer statement for labels of all liquid chemical germicides, other than FDA-approved sterilants.

Food and Feed Commodity Vocabulary

Food and Feed Vocabulary was developed to consolidate all the major OPP Commodity Vocabularies into one standardized vocabulary. The EPA-preferred term is the only term that can be used in setting tolerances.

Climate Change Impacts

View the impacts of climate change by population, sector, or state/territory.

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Resiliency and Natural Disaster Debris Workshops

This page discusses the disaster debris workshops that EPA held in 2021, the results of those workshops and resources on this topic.

Ozone Layer Protection Milestones of the Clean Air Act

In 2020, EPA’s Stratospheric Protection Division highlights Title VI of the CAA and 30 years of achievements to restore the ozone layer and protect human health and the environment.

Sustainable Futures: US/OECD Minimum Pre-Market Data/Structure Activity Relationships Study - Appendices 1-4

US/OECD Minimum Pre-Market Data/Structure Activity Relationships Study - Appendices 1-4

Examples of Sustainable Futures Benefits

Real-life examples of benefits of utilizing Sustainable Futures concepts by participating companies

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About Pesticide Tolerances

EPA sets limits on the amount of pesticides that may remain in foods, called tolerances. Find out about tolerances and how to find them.