Coronavirus (COVID-19)

EPA's Coronavirus (COVID-19) website provides the latest EPA resources and links to information about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Read the most up-to-date information from EPA about coronavirus (COVID-19).

REPORT: EPA Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment

EPA announces the availability of the 2019 Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment

REPORT: Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center (ERASC) Final Report

EPA's Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center (ERASC) announces the release of the final report, Summary Report. Separating Anthropogenic Metals Contamination from Background: A Critical Review of Geochemical Evaluations and Proposal of Alternative Methodology.  This technical paper relates to the issue of background soil chemical demarcation at metals contaminated sites.

Learn more about ERASC | Read about the Report

UPDATE: Regional Screening Levels (RSLs) Tables - May 2020

EPA's RSL tables 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 ...