Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Guidance for Dermal Risk Assessment, Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund, Volume I, Part E

Résumé

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed and is requesting public comment on a draft Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Volume I Human Health Evaluation Manual (Part E, Supplemental Guidance for Dermal Risk Assessment) (RAGS Part E). EPA is also requesting data pertinent to reducing the uncertainty and variability in assessing the risks from dermal exposure. RAGS Part E is available electronically on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ superfund/programs/risk/ragse/index.htm. This guidance is intended to assist risk assessors and others in addressing concerns resulting from the evaluation of dermal exposure risk assessment pathways. It proposes a consistent methodology for assessing the exposures from the dermal pathway for Superfund human health risk assessments. It incorporates and updates principles of the EPA (1992) interim report, "Dermal Exposure Assessment: Principles and Applications".