As described in Chapter 4, risk assessment is an important analytic tool used to evaluate the effects of environmental stressors on ecosystem and human health. This tool has been applied over the past ...

Chemical regulations exist to safeguard human and environmental health throughout a substance’s life cycle (sourcing, manufacture, intended use phase, and disposal). Regulatory decisions require ...

The combined emissions of metals and other environmentally hazardous substances from ships is putting the marine environment at risk according to a new study from Chalmers University of Technology, ...

A team of international scientists and risk assessment experts has developed a foundational blueprint for an innovative population model designed to improve environmental safety testing for ...

A committee of the National Research Council (NRC) will conduct a two-part study to assess and advance current approaches to toxicity testing and assessment to meet regulatory data needs. In the first ...

The causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – was first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. To date, the virus ...

Please define the meaning of “risk” from the perspective of environmental monitoring. Risk assessment consists of the identification of hazards and the analysis and evaluation of risks associated with ...

This publication provides practical information on performing strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) for nuclear power programmes. It incorporates the latest knowledge and draws on best practices ...

Expands Partner's expertise in environmental due diligence supporting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac multifamily lending.