Środowisko i energia · 7.07.2004

Consultation Workshop on a Preliminary Draft of the Framework for Metals Risk Assessment

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the convening of a scientific peer consultation to seek expert opinion on a preliminary draft of a Framework for Metals Risk Assessment (Framework, EPA/630-P/04-068a). The meeting is being organized and convened by Versar, Inc., a contractor to EPA's Risk Assessment Forum. Meeting participants invited by Versar, Inc., will be provided with the draft Framework, covering areas such as environmental chemistry, exposure, health and ecological effects, and the bioavailability and bioaccumulation of metals. EPA and other government experts will also participate in the meeting discussions. Participants will be asked to suggest improvements to the document. EPA intends to revise the preliminary document based on the meeting discussions and then make it available for EPA Science Advisory Board peer review, interagency review, and public comment in Fall 2004.