Environmental Quality Index (EQI)

EPA announces the availability of an update of the Environmental Quality Index (EQI) Technical Report. The EQI helps to improve our understanding of the relationship between environmental conditions and human health.

Learn about the EQI | Read the latest technical report

IRIS Handbook

EPA's Office of Research and Development released the draft ORD Handbook for Developing IRIS Assessments for a 90-day public review and comment period. The IRIS Handbook provides step-by-step guidance to staff developing assessments in the IRIS Program.

Learn about IRIS | Read the IRIS Handbook

Atlanta Georgia's Proctor Creek Community Tool

EPA announces the availability of the Proctor Creek Watershed Story Map, an interactive online tool that combines maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content to convey information as a story to inform and connect with viewers.

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