Environmental health assessment in the United States

Abstract

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 for chemicals found in the environment, workplace, consumer products, hazardous waste sites, food, and/or cosmetics. This infographic illustrates the opportunity and need for further intra- and interagency collaboration and coordination – including a particular focus on aggregate risk assessment, given that the population regularly experiences exposures from multiple sources crossing agency domains.