Risk Assessment

Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK) Model for Lead in Children

EPA announces the availability of the final report, Advancing Pb Exposure and Biokinetic Modeling for U.S. EPA Regulatory Decisions and Site Assessments Using Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site Data.

Learn about Lead at Superfund Sites | Read the IEUBK Final Report
Lead Awareness

Strengthened Dust-Lead Clearance Levels to Protect Children from Lead Exposure
- Learn more about clearance levels and the final rule.
- Read the press release.
Enhanced Aquifer Recharge (EAR)

EPA announces the availability of the final report, Enhanced Aquifer Recharge of Stormwater in the United States: State of the Science Review. This report
Regional Screening Levels (RSLs) Tables

In Nov 2021, EPA's RSL tables were updated to provide comparison values for residential and commercial/industrial exposures to soil, air, and tapwater (drinking water). Read about the new additions of the regional screening level tables

What is Risk? EPA uses risk assessment to characterize the nature and magnitude of health risks to humans and ecological receptors from chemical contaminants and other stressors that may be present in the environment. Learn more about risk under the links below: