Guidelines for Exposure Assessment (1992)
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Abstract
The Guidelines include a glossary which helps standardize terminology used by the Agency in exposure assessment. They emphasize that exposure assessments done as part of a risk assessment need to consider the hazard identification and dose-response parts of the risk assessment in the planning stages of the exposure assessment so that these three parts can be smoothly integrated into the risk characterization. The Guidelines discuss and reference a number of approaches and tools for exposure assessment, along with discussion of their appropriate use. The Guidelines also stress that exposure estimates along with supporting information will be fully presented in Agency risk assessment documents, and that Agency scientists will identify the strengths and weaknesses of each assessment by describing uncertainties, assumptions, and limitations, as well as the scientific basis and rationale for each assessment.
The Guidelines are intended for risk assessors in EPA, and those exposure and risk assessment consultants, contractors or other persons who perform work under Agency contract or sponsorship. In addition, publication of these Guidelines makes information on the principles, concepts and methods used by the Agency available to all interested members of the public.
These Guidelines supersede and replace both the Guidelines for Estimating Exposures published September 24, 1986 (51 FR 34042-34054) (hereafter "1986 Guidelines") and the Proposed Guidelines for Exposure-Related Measurements published for comment on December 2, 1988 (53 FR 48830-48853) (hereafter "1988 Proposed Guidelines"). In response to recommendations from the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and the public, the 1986 Guidelines were updated and combined with the 1988 Proposed Guidelines and re-titled as the current Guidelines for Exposure Assessment.
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- Guidelines for Exposure Assessment (PDF) (139 pp, 1 MB, about PDF)
Related Link(s)
- U.S. EPA Guidelines for Exposure Assessment (1992 Archived Website)
- U.S. EPA Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment (2019 Update)
- Overview of U.S. EPA's Proposed Guidelines on Exposure-Related Measurements
- Peer Review Draft – Guidelines for Human Exposure Assessment (2016), Update to the 1992 Guidelines for Exposure Assessment