A Citizen's guide to risk assessments and public health assessments at contaminated sites

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States, Environmental Protection Agency., Region IV. ; United States, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
• Description:
  This guide provides an overview of two different assessments commonly performed at hazardous waste sites. These are the risk assessment and the public health assessment; both are required for all sites— commonly referred to as “Superfund” sites—listed on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Priorities List (NPL).
• Subjects:
  Adverse Effects Environmental Exposure Environmental Risk Assessments Hazardous Waste Sites Health Risk Assessments Risk Assessment
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  print; 8 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f154f9c2d3401f461fd65455b258c5deeb8b68dd3f45c4f7fb84522fede8d4c5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6830/cdc_6830_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.31 MB ]