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Environmental Fate and Bioaccumulation Modelling at the US Environmental Protection Agency: Application to Inform Decision-Making
Citation:
SUNDERLAND, E., C. D. KNIGHTES, K. E. VON STACKELBERG, AND N. A. STIBER. Environmental Fate and Bioaccumulation Modelling at the US Environmental Protection Agency: Application to Inform Decision-Making. Chapter 1, G. Hanrahan (ed.), Modelling of Pollutants in Complex Environmental Systems, Volume II. ILM Publications, SAINT ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, Uk, , 3-42, (2010).
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Description:
This chapter reviews the regulatory background and policy applications driving the use of various types of environmental fate and bioaccumulation models at US EPA (air quality, surface water and watersheds, contaminated sites). Comparing current research frontiers with contemporary policy applications within each modelling area helps to illustrate the interactions between research fields and regulatory models intended for application by environmental practitioners. We highlight, in particular, the interrelationship between emerging research, ongoing data collection, and regulatory model improvement efforts. The chapter concludes with a summary of US EPA’s recent efforts to enhance the quality and transparency of modelling applications used to inform environmental regulations.