Federal Action Plan Announced to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure

The President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children released the Action Plan to help federal agencies work with stakeholders to reduce children's exposure to lead and improve children's health.

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UPDATE: Exposure Factors Handbook (Chapter 3) - Feb 2019

EPA's Exposure Factors Handbook (2011 Edition) Released an Update to Chapter 3: Ingestion of Water and Other Select Liquids.

EPA’s Environmental Response Team (ERT) Celebrates it's 40th Anniversary

EPA’s Superfund Environmental Response Team (ERT) celebrates its 40^th anniversary responding to environmental emergencies, assisting federal, state and local agencies, and foreign governments in responding to environmental emergencies, such as oil or hazardous materials spills, cleanup of contaminated sites, and more.

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UPDATE: Regional Screening Levels (RSLs) Tables - Nov 2018

EPA's RSL tables provide comparison values for residential and commercial/industrial exposures to soil, air, and tapwater (drinking water). Learn more about the regional screening level tables.