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Advancing Risk Assessment
1971-EPA Establishes National Standards on Six Air Pollutants
The scientific basis for these standards is based on Air Quality Criteria documents prepared for each of the pollutants.
Advancing Risk Assessment
1985-EPA Creates the Integrated Risk Information System
The Program provides an internal database of human health assessments for chemicals found in the environment.
Advancing Risk Assessment
1989 - EPA Publishes the First Exposure Factors Handbook
The Handbook describes physiological and behavioral factors used in assessing exposure to environmental chemicals.
Advancing Risk Assessment
1994 - EPA Updates Methods for Assessing the Toxicity of Chemicals
The report describes inhalation reference concentrations of chronic noncancer toxicity for inhaled chemicals.

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