Environmental Health Assessment in the United States & EPA PFAS overview

In the United States, chemical evaluations and assessments are conducted by several federal agencies responding to distinct statutory requirements and focusing on different exposure scenarios. This presentation will highlight a novel infographic depicting more than 30 different evaluation and assessment processes conducted by federal agencies in the US for chemicals found in the environment, workplace, consumer products, hazardous waste sites, food, and/or cosmetics.   

Impact/Purpose

This presentation will introduce students at Brown University's Department of Epidemiology to 1) Environmental Health Risk Assessment in the Federal Government, and 2) An overview of PFAS work in EPA' Office of Research and Development

Citation

Shaffer, R. Environmental Health Assessment in the United States & EPA PFAS overview. Brown University Department of Epidemiology Lecture, Providence, RI, October 17, 2022.