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  2. Air: Fate, Exposure, and Risk Analysis (FERA)
  3. Risk Assessment and Modeling

Risk Assessment and Modeling - EPA Risk Assessment Policy, Guidelines, and Related Materials

Risk Assessment and Modeling
  • Overview Air Toxics Risk Assessment
  • Criteria Air Pollutant Risk Assessment
  • Human Exposure Model (HEM)
  • EPA Risk Assessment Policy, Guidelines, and Related Materials

Policies, Guidance and Frameworks

  • Cumulative Risk Assessment
  • Ecological Risk Assessment Framework
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  • Metals Risk Assessment Framework
  • Probabilistic Analysis Policy 
  • Risk Characterization Guidance
  • Risk Characterization Handbook, with Policy
  • Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines- Implementation
  • Supplemental Guidance for Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens

Guidelines

  • Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
  • Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines - Implementation
  • Chemical Mixtures Risk Assessment Guidelines
  • Chemical Mixtures Risk Assessment, Supplementary Guidance
  • Developmental Risk Assessment Guidelines
  • Ecological Risk Assessment Guidelines
  • Neurotoxicity Risk Assessment Guidelines
  • Reproductive Toxicity Risk Assessment Guidelines

Methods

  • Methods for Derivation of RfCs & Application of Inhalation Dosimetry (USEPA 1994)
  • Report: Advances in Inhalation Dosimetry of Gases/Vapors with Portal of Entry Effects in Upper Respiratory Tract (USEPA 2009)
  • Report: Advances in Inhalation Dosimetry for Gases with Lower Respiratory Tract and Systemic Effects (USEPA 2011)
  • Report: Advances in Inhalation Gas Dosimetry for Derivation of a Reference Concentration (RfC) and Use in Risk Assessment (USEPA 2012)

Air: Fate, Exposure, and Risk Analysis (FERA)

  • Total Risk Integrated Methodology (TRIM)
    • TRIM.FaTE
    • TRIM.Expo
    • TRIM.Risk
    • Peer Review and Publications
  • Multimedia Fate and Transport Modeling
    • TRIM.FaTE
    • Other Models and Related Information
  • Human Exposure Assessment and Modeling
    • Criteria Air Pollutant Exposure Assessment
    • Databases to Support Exposure Modeling
    • Air Pollutants Exposure Model (APEX/ TRIM.Expo Inhalation)
    • Hazardous Air Pollutant Exposure Model (HAPEM)
    • Other Models and Exposure-Related Information
  • Risk Assessment and Modeling
    • Air Toxics Risk Assessment
    • Criteria Air Pollutant Risk Assessment
    • Human Exposure Model (HEM)
    • EPA Risk Assessment Policy, Guidelines, and Related Materials
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Last updated on April 24, 2025
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