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GENOMIC IMPLICATIONS FOR EPA REGULATORY AND RISK ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS
Citation:
Dearfield, K L. AND W H. Benson. GENOMIC IMPLICATIONS FOR EPA REGULATORY AND RISK ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS. IN: Emerging Issues in Environmental Health Sciences, National Research Council, (6):2-3, (2004).
Impact/Purpose:
Describe interim policy guidelines
Description:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Interim Policy on Genomics in June 2002. The policy acknowledges that genomics data and analyses will significantly impact many areas of scientific research as well as human health and ecological assessments. Further, the interim policy encourages prudent and beneficial use of genomics information by EPA on a case-by-case basis. EPA hopes that consideration of genomics information will ultimately improve the Agency’s risk assessments. However, before this information can be fully used in many Agency applications, there are challenges that need to be addressed.