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Links to scientific resources that are relevant to FSTRAC’s mission of exchanging technical information primarily regarding water-related human health and risk assessment.

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Risk Assessment Information

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Health and Ecological Water Quality Criteria

  • Human Health Water Quality Criteria and Methods for Toxics
  • Aquatic Life Criteria and Methods for Toxics
  • Biological Water Quality Criteria
  • Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Nutrients
  • Biosolids

Drinking Water

  • Drinking Water Contaminant Human Health Effects Information
  • Drinking Water Standards and Advisory Tables

Additional Risk Assessment Resources

  • Exposure Factors Handbook
  • CompTox Chemicals Dashboard
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  • EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessments
  • EPA Provisional Peer-Reviewed Toxicity Values (PPRTVs)
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Toxicological Profiles
  • Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • National Toxicology Program (NTP) Chemical Effects in Biological Systems Database

State, Territory, and Local Agencies

California

  • CalEPA State Water Resources Control Board Compilation of Water Quality Goals

Minnesota

  • MDH Human Health-Based Water Guidance Table

New Jersey

  • NJ DEP Electronic Compendium of Selected Environmental Standards
  • NJ Drinking Water Quality Institute

Tribes

State Consortia

  • Association of State Drinking Water Association (ASDWA) State Contaminant of Emerging Concern (CEC) Rule Development and Management Strategies Toolkit
  • Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC)

International Agencies

  • ECHA Information on Chemicals Database
  • EU Pesticides Database
  • Health Canada Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality – Technical Documents
  • IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans
  • OECD eChem Portal Chemical Substance Search
  • OECD Test Guidelines for Chemicals
  • WHO Drinking Water Quality Guidelines
  • WHO Internationally Peer Reviewed Chemical Safety Information

FSTRAC Members Sharepoint Login

Meeting summaries are available through the FSTRAC Members (SharePoint site). Contact us for information on how to use the FSTRAC Members site or to obtain a user name and password.

Points of Contact:
Dr. Shamima Akhter (akhter.shamima@epa.gov)
Susan Lanberg (susan.lanberg@tetratech.com)

Water Quality Criteria

  • Aquatic Life Criteria Table
  • Human Health Criteria Table
  • Human Health Toxics Criteria and Methods
  • Recreational Criteria and Methods
  • Aquatic Life Toxics Criteria and Methods
  • Nutrient Water Quality Criteria
  • Biological Water Quality Criteria
  • Other Aquatic Life Water Quality Resources
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Last updated on November 20, 2024
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