Emerging contaminants: Presentations at the 2009 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference

Journal Article · Fri Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2010.10.021· OSTI ID:21587787

Murnyak, George ^[1]; Vandenberg, John ^[2]; Williams, Larry ^[1]; Prabhakaran, Krishnan ^[3]; Hinz, John ^[4]

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1. U.S. Army, Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, MD (United States)
2. U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment-Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
3. Navy Health Research Center Detachment, Environmental Health Effects Laboratory, OH (United States)
4. Air Force Research Laboratory, TX (United States)

A session entitled 'Emerging Contaminants' was held in April 2009 in Cincinnati, OH at the 2009 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference. The purpose of the session was to share information on both programmatic and technical aspects associated with emerging contaminants. Emerging contaminants are chemicals or materials that are characterized by a perceived or real threat to human health or environment, a lack of published health standards or an evolving standard. A contaminant may also be 'emerging' because of the discovery of a new source, a new pathway to humans, or a new detection method or technology. The session included five speakers representing the Department of Defense (DoD), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and each of the military services. The DoD created the Emerging Contaminant Directorate to proactively address environmental, health, and safety concerns associated with emerging contaminants. This session described the scan-watch-action list process, impact assessment methodology, and integrated risk management concept that DoD has implemented to manage emerging contaminants. EPA presented emerging trends in health risk assessment. Researchers made technical presentations on the status of some emerging contaminates in the assessment process (i.e. manganese, RDX, and naphthalene).

• OSTI ID: 21587787
• Journal Information: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Journal Name: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 254; ISSN TXAPA9; ISSN 0041-008X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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