UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region II, New York, New York 10278
DATE: May 15, 1989
SUBJECT:
Risk Assessment Review
FROM:
W111 iamyf. Mosaj^Tski , P. E.
Acting/'Kegion^i Administrator
Peter Preuss, Director
Office of Technology Transfer and
Regulatory Support
Attached is a copy of the Risk Assessment Review, a
bimonthly publication that is a cooperative effort
between the Office of Research and Development and the
Regional Risk Assessment Network.
The Review serves as a focal point for information
exchange among the EPA risk assessment community on
both technical and policy issues related to risk
assessment. It is currently in its third year of
publication and we are pleased at the positive feedback
we've received on the Review's usefulness to staff
across the Agency.
Thanks to all of you who continue to contribute
articles and are involved with production efforts. If
you have an article to contribute or any suggestions
for further issues, contact one of the Committee
members listed on page 1 of the review.
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April 1989
Highlights
•	New EPA Risk Communication Course
Premiers at Annapolis Workshop 	 p. 1
•	RCP Helps Agency Meet Risk
Communication Needs 	 p. 1
•	ECAO Holds Workshop on Risk Assessment
of Chemical Mixtures 	 p. 2
•	Computer Program Calculates Radiation
Doses 	 p. 3
•	SPIB Colors EPA Green 	 p. 3
•	Toxics Integration Branch Activities	 p. 4
•	OTS Chemical Assessment Desk 	 p. 5
I. Special Features
New EPA Risk Communication Course
Premiers at Annapolis Workshop
by Derry Allen (FTS 382-2747)
EPA's new risk communication course got off to an
excellent start at a workshop in Annapolis last month.
Over seventy people from nearly all the regional and
major headquarters offices participated with enthusiasm
and now form the nucleus of a group that will deliver the
course to their colleague*.
This important new course is a follow-up to the "Risk
and Decision-making" course, with which .most of the
readers of this bulletin are familiar. "Risk and Decision-
making" covers the basics of risk assessment, risk
management and risk communication and has now been
given to over 2500 members of the EPA staff in every
region and headquarters office.
OPPE has now developed this second-level course
focusing exclusively on risk communication following
numerous requests and a needs assessment done with
staff from regions and program offices. The course is an
integral part of the curriculum recently laid out by the
the EPA Risk Training Committee headed by Bill
Muszynski, Acting Regional Administrator in Region II.
The general format of the course is similar to the one
used successfully in the "Risk and Decision-making"
course: it is two days long and is characterized by a
high degree of interaction in small group case
discussions and role playing situations. However, unlike
the earlier course, this course uses real EPA cases
(Tacoma smelter, EDB, Dioxin, Chernobyl, Marjol
Superfund) and extensive video material to illustrate
situations and spark discussion (participants have been
particularly excited by this aspect).
Like the earlier course, the target audience is broad, but
this time there is a special emphasis on managers,
public affairs officers, scientists and site,
managers/permit writers. The present goal is that 1500
members of the EPA staff (approximately 10%) will take
the course over the next 18-24 months.
Several state organizations have also requested the
course. In response, OAQPS and ORP are working with
their state counterparts to deliver the course during the
next few months. Regional offices are also encouraged
to invite state staff when they hold the course.
Risk Assessment Review Committee
Peter Preuss - ORD, FTS 382-7669
Sally Edwards - Region I, FTS 835-3387
Maria Pavlova - Region II, FTS 264-0764
Marian Olsen - Region II, FTS 264-5682
Suzanne Wuerthele - Region VIII, FTS 564-1714
Dana Davoli - Region X, FTS 399-2135
Announcements will be made shortly about when the
course will be offered in headquarters and the regions.
There will also be further announcements on when the
"Risk and Decision-making" course will be offered.
RCP Helps Agency Meet Risk Communication
Needs
by Judith Lomax (FTS 382-2732)
The Agency's Risk Communication Program (RCP) is
eagerly assisting EPA to meet its risk communication
needs. The RCP is available to provide technical
assistance to all agency risk communication efforts.
Among the RCP's current highlights is a two-day
workshop on risk communication which is described in
the first article on this page. This seminar has been
carefully designed and pre-tested to enhance the skills
of the Agency's staff. Please contact Mary Setnicar (FTS
382-2747) for more information regarding the course.
Risk Communication Project Status
Currently, the agency has completed over 40 projects in
the program's four component categories:
•	Risk communication training,
•	Problem-specific consulting and analysis,
•	Methods development, and
•	Coordination and outreach.
These projects have been initiated by the RCP or by
other EPA programs or regions. Approximately 50
additional risk communication projects are ongoing
throughout the Agency, and several proposed activities
will begin soon. Each project contributes to:
•	enhancing the risk communication skills of the
Agency's staff,
•	improving the Agency's capability to evaluate its
risk communication activities,
•	providing assistance to other risk communication
problems faced by the Agency, and
•	addressing important basic questions in risk
perception and risk communication.
Following is a list of the Agency's current methods
development projects. This list updates the initial list of
methods development projects which appeared in the
December 1987 issue of the Risk Assessment Review.
These projects are specifically directed toward
researching and evaluating new, innovative approaches
to reaching the public with risk information.
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For more information regarding these projects, you may
contact the persons listed. Or, for more general
information regarding the risk communication program,
you may contact Ann Fisher (FTS 382-5500) or Derry
Allen (FTS 382-2747).
Risk Communication Methods Development
Projects
Completed
1.	Catalog and evaluation of various agencies' efforts
to use risk advisories (OPPE: OMSE and OPA)
April, 1987. (Lynn Luderer, FTS 382-5356).
2.	Environmental risks with long latencies or
irreversible consequences. University of California-
San Oiego examined decision-making under
uncertainty, especially decision models (expected
and unexpected utility maximization) that individuals
use to discount risks over time (conceptual draft.
Fall 1987). (Ann Fisher, FTS 382-5500).
3.	Case studies in risk communication, with
accompanying analysis, Tufts University Center for
Environmental Management. Book was published in
1988.	ORD funding and lead. (Margaret Chu, FTS
382-7305; Derry Allen, FTS 382-2747).
Ongoing
4.	NSF/EPA examination of risk communication
research results that are relevant to practitioners.
Book to be published in late 1989. (Derry Allen, FTS
382-2747).
5.	National Academy of Sciences. The Academy is
conducting a major project on risk perception and
communications. OPPE helped to get it launched
and is following it closely. Report due. Summer
1989.	(Derry Allen, FTS 382-2747).
6.	Research and guidance on the use of risk
comparisons as a communication tool, using court
cases involving asbestos in schools as a case study
(NSF and OPPE). (Derry Allen, FTS 382-2747).
7.	Evaluate whether the expected amount of life lost
(and other ways of expressing risk, such as the
number of statistical lives lost per year)
communicates risk more effectively than small
changes in low probabilities. An 18-month study
initiated in Summer, 1987. (Ann Fisher, FTS 382-
5500).
8.	Develop ways to achieve greater consistency
between subjective and objective risks. Draft report
received in January, 1989. (Terry Dinan, FTS 382-
3354).
9.	Risk Communication Center. OPPE has been
advising a-consortium of researchers who have
established an institute to study risk assessment
and risk communication. The Center began
operating in March 1988, and is based at Columbia
University. (Derry Allen, FTS 382-2747).
10.	Incorporating Uncertainty in Risk Communication.
Developing a systematic framework for including
uncertainty when communicating about risk. Initiated
Fall, 1988. (Ann Fisher, FTS 382-5500).
11.	Including risk characteristics in communication
activities. Developing a way to account for
characteristics of risk (such as newness,
voluntariness, latency, etc.), in addition to MEI risk
and potential number of cases. Initiated Summer,
1988. Quarterly report submitted, December, 1988.
(Mary Jo Kealy, FTS 475- 8665).
12.	Presenting Risk Assessments. Collaboration with the
American Industrial Health Council, the Food and
Drug Administration, and the Society for Risk
Analysis (SRA) to provide recommendations for
improving the presentation of risk assessment of
carcinogens. The focus will be on how to convey the
estimates, uncertainties and conclusions to risk
managers and the scientific community. A report is
to be issued in Spring, 1989. (Bill Farland, FTS 382-
7315; Jeanette Wiltse, FTS 382-7403; Dick Hill, FTS
382-2897).
Proposed
13.	Avoiding risk information overload. OTS and
OSWER are particularly interested in how to alert
the public to risks without overwhelming them so
that they reject all risk communication. This couid
be explored in the context of OTS communications
about asbestos, or OTS and OSWER
communications about Title III of SARA. (Ann
Giesecke, FTS 382-380I; Ann Fisher, FTS 382-
5500).
EPA Risk Communication Work Group
Derry Allen, OPPE, FTS 382-4012
Lisa Barrera, OW, FTS 382-5410
Karen Blanchard, OAR, FTS 629-5503
Karen Ellenberger, OSWER, FTS 382-4617
Ann Fisher, OPPE, FTS 382-5500
David Klauder, ORD, FTS 382-7667
Hank Schilling, OEA, FTS 382-5414
Mike Stahl, OPTS, FTS 382-3949
II. Headquarters
ECAO Holds Workshop on Risk Assessment of
Chemical Mixtures
by Patricia A. Daunt (FTS 684-7596)
The Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office
(ECAO-Cin) of the Office of Health and Environmental
Assessment held a workshop on the Status of Risk
Assessment of Chemical Mixtures on February 23 and
24, 1989, in Cincinnati, OH. The workshop focused on
the recently prepared Technical Support Document of
the Agency's Chemical Mixtures Guidelines, existing
Agency projects about risk assessment of chemical
mixtures, suggestions for the Office of Research and
Development research plan on mixtures, and potential
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for revisions to the Agency's 1986 Guidelines for Health
Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures. The workshop
was conducted by ECAO-Cin on an informal basis and
restricted to EPA staff in order to promote candid
discussion of established principles, current research
and interim results. Approximately 50 people
representing various EPA program and regional offices
participated in the workshop. An internal summary report
of the workshop is being prepared. For additional
information, please contact Pat Daunt at (513) 569-7596
or FTS 684-7596 or Dr. Richard Hertzberg at (513) 569-
7582 or FTS 684-7582.
Computer Program Calculates Radiation Doses
by At Colli (FTS 475-9610)
The -Environmental Protection Agency is proposing
national radionuclide air emission standards for a
number of source categories (40 CFR 61). One of these
standards will apply to Nuclear Regulatory Commission
licensees, and non-Department of Energy federal
facilities having the potential to release radionuclides to
the atmosphere.
Approximately 6,000 facilities will be subject to the
standard, which limits the effective whole-body dose
commitment to the maximally exposed individual from
radionuclide releases to the atmosphere. A computer
program to assist the regulated community in
determining compliance was developed by the Office of
Radiation Programs. The computer program, called
COMPLY, calculates dose to an individual residing
outside the facility from inhalation, ingestion of
contaminated food, air immersion, and ground
deposition. It is based on models developed by the
National Council on Radiation Protection and
Measurement.
Compliance procedures provided in COMPLY are
designed to reduce the burden of the regulated
community. The general approach is a tiered set of
methods which require more effort at the higher levels.
This approach begins with simple-to-use methods that
are very conservative in terms of determining
compliance. The methods become progressively less
conservative but more complicated at succeeding levels.
Each higher level requires the input of site-specific
information but allows a more realistic estimate of dose.
A computer program developed along these lines for
chemicals may have application for screening a large
number of releases to identify those causing high risks.
The program could be used in a portable computer
allowing estimates to be made in the field.
COMPLY requires an IBM PC or PC-compatible
computer having at least 512 kilobytes of memory,
either two floppy disk drives or one floppy disk drive and
a hard disk, and a printer. The operating system must
be DOS.
Copies of the User's Guide for the COMPLY Code and
5-and-1/4-inch diskettes containing the dose and all the
data files can be obtained from: Program Management
Office ANR-459, Office of Radiation Programs, U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20460.
SPIB Colors EPA Green
by Dexter Hinckley (FTS 382-2783)
Ecologists in the Science-Policy Integration Branch
(SPIB) of the Office of Policy Analysis of the Office of
Policy, Planning and Evaluation have been busy helping
color EPA or, at least, applying green to the "E" in EPA.
We have given Don Barnes' text to be used at the
Administrator's meeting with senior-level managers later
this month. Our material supported the "ecology and
natural resources" theme, describing EPA's
accomplishments and potential activities in these areas.
SPIB also has been leading efforts to enlarge EPA's role
on the identification and protection of biodiversity (the
collective richness of species in any area). Sally Valdes-
Cogliano has supported the Office of International
Activities in reviewing a proposed convention on
biodiversity and the Office of Legislative Affairs in
reviewing a proposed bill for establishment of a
Biodiversity Center and an interagency task force.
Currently, we are working with the global climate
program on the identification and mapping of species-
rich areas jeopardized by ^climate change. We plan to
commission a scoping paper describing the functions of
the Biodiversity Center that would be of greatest value to
EPA, and we hope to conduct an agency-wide audit of
activities related to, or affecting, biodiversity.
Another major activity is SPIB's support of the effort to
develop guidelines for the assessment of ecological
risks and impacts. Acting as chair of the Ecotoxicity
Subcommittee of the Risk Assessment Council, Dexter
Hinckley presented a plan for the guideline development
to the Council on April 13th requesting endorsement and
financial support. The Subcommittee now has two
working groups, aquatic and terrestrial, and plans to draft
guidelines for assessments of aquatic populations and
communities and terrestrial (wildlife) populations by
December 1989. Suzanne Marcy and Jim Plafkin, from
the Office of Water, are co-chairs of the aquatic group;
Molly Whitworth, from SPIB, chairs the terrestrial group.
SPIB has also been contributing to the ecological
assessment literature. John Bascietto (soon going from
EPA to the Department of Energy) and Dexter Hinckley
are two of the authors of a feature article, "Ecotoxicity
and Ecological Risk Assessment," to be published in
Environmental Science and Technology. Dexter Hinckley
also wrote "Ecological Risk Assessment: An EPA
Perspective," to be published in the proceedings of a
symposium sponsored by the American Society for
Testing and Materials and "EPA's Ecological Guidance
Activities," to be published in the Bulletin of the
Ecological Society of America.
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Toxics Integration Branch Activities
by Marlene Berg (FTS 475-9493)
The following sections highlight several activities in the
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response's
Toxics Integration Branch (TIB).
PAHs.
The TIB is working with the Office of Waste Programs
Enforcement to develop an options paper on
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons. The Office of Toxic
Substances has provided TIB with a list of PAHs (those
that have mass spectrographs) and has established
high/medium/ low potential for carcinogenicity. Based on
this evaluation a draft policy on PAH assessment will be
developed for Headquarters review. (Contact: Peter
Tong, FTS 475-9490).
The Office of Research and Development - Exposure
Assessment Group (EAG) is conducting a study to
measure background soil PAH levels in rural and urban
areas. (Contacts: Sue Norton, EAG, FTS 382-6955 or
Marlene Berg, TIB, FTS 475-9493).
Superfund Public Health Evaluation Manual Revision
Workgroup Update.
The "Superfund Public Health Evaluation Manual"
(SPHEM) is undergoing major revisions. A revision
workgroup, representing regional and headquarters staff,
has worked hard to incorporate improved risk
assessment procedures and policies and to reflect
changes in the proposed NCP and RI/FS guidance into a
new guidance manual.
The new "Human Health Evaluation Manual" consists of
three parts: the Baseline Risk Assessment, Preliminary
Remediation Levels and Remedial Alternatives. To date,
the chapters of the Baseline (includes Data Collection
and Analysis, Exposure Assessment, Toxicity
Assessment and Risk Characterization) have been
written and are being reviewed at the subcommittee
level. Chapters on Preliminary Remediation Levels and
Remedial Alternatives are being written throughout
March. A workgroup-reviewed draft of the entire manual
is expected in late June.
At that time, copies will be sent to the Regional Toxics
Integration Coordinators for comments and suggestions.
If you have any questions, please contact Linda Cullen,
PHEM Revision Coordinators, at FTS 475-9494.
Ecomanuai
The draft of the Interim Final version of the
Environmental Evaluation Manual has been distributed
for review. The Interim Final version was distributed to
attendees at the March 21 -22 workshop addressing the
use of the Biological Technical Assistance Group in
Superfund, sponsored by Regions II and III in Cherry
Hill, New Jersey. (Contact: Pat Mundy, FTS 475-9495).
Soil Ingestion
An OSWER directive has been issued providing
guidance on soil ingestion rates. The guidance identifies
0.2 g soil/day for children aged 1 to 6 years (non-pica)
and 0.1 g soil/day for persons over 6 years of age. The
directive is meant as interim guidance and is to be used
until Agency policy is established. Comments on the
directive should be sent to Sherry Sterling, OWPE at
FTS 382-5646 or Marlene Berg, TIB, FTS 475-9493.
The Office of Research and Development - Exposure
Assessment Group is conducting research to measure
the amount of soil ingested by adults. It is expected that
the results of the study will be available by 1990. For
more information, contact Paul White. EAG, FTS 475-
2589.
Bioavailability
The Risk Assessment Forum hosted a two-day
colloquium this past December in Washington, D.C. on
the bioavailability of soil metals. Most of the discussion
over the two days focused on problems associated with
developing cleanup levels for soil contaminated - with
lead. While much information was presented, no
decisions were reached regarding bioavailability of soil
metals in general or the bioavailability of soil lead in
particular. For additional information, or a copy of the
minutes of the colloquium, please contact Suzanne
Wuerthele, Region VIII, FTS 564-1714 or Marlene Berg,
FTS 475-9493.
The Office of Solid Waste is conducting a study to
investigate the bioavailability of cadmium in soil in the
gastrointestinal tract of rats. The results of the study are
expected lo be available in June. Once the study is
completed, additional studies will be run for selenium,
mercury, nickel, and lead as well as benzo(a)pyrene and
para-dichlorobenzene. (Contact: Stephanie Irene, OSW,
FTS 382- 5219 or Marlene Berg, FTS 475-9493).
TIB Staff is working with the Office of Research and
Development - Exposure Assessment Group to develop
guidance on the bioavailability of contaminants. The
guidance will be presented in a document that EAG is
preparing entitled "Exposure Assessment Methods
Handbook." (Contact: Marlene Berg, FTS 475-9493.)
Exposure Scenarios
TIB is developing guidance on the use of the residential
scenario in risk assessments. An initial draft has been
developed and sent out for review. (Contact: Marlene
Berg, FTS 475-9493).
Lead
TIB staff has been working with the Office of Research
and Development to promote the development of an RfD
for lead. As a' result, lead will be placed on the agenda at
an upcoming RfD Workgroup meeting (schedule to be
determined). (Contact: Marlene Berg, FTS 475-9493.)
TIB staff is participating in an urban soil lead abatement
study. The study is being conducted in Boston,
Baltimore and Cincinnati and is examining the effects of
soil lead abatement on childhood blood-lead. (Contact,
Marlene Berg, FTS 475-9493).
Health Effects Summary Table
The first quarter, FY89 Health Effects Assessment
Summary Table (otherwise known as the Quarterly
Update), which includes such data as RfDs and CPFs,
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has been sent to the regions. (Contact: Bruce Means,
FTS 382-2201.)
OERR Document Distribution System
OERR Document Distribution System - A description of
documents that have been prepared by OERR has
recently been compiled into a document entitled
"Catalog of Superfund Program Directives," OSWER
Directive 9200.7-01, July 1988. A copy of the Catalog
plus all OERR documents (with an OSWER directive
number) can be obtained from the Superfund Docket
and Information Center. The center can be contacted at
FTS 382-6940.
OTS Chemical Assessment Desk
by Terry O'Bryan (FTS 382-3483)
The Chemical Assessment Desk continues to serve as a
focal point for OTS technical expertise in responding to
health and environmental risk-related inquiries from the
rest of the Agency. In 1989 the CAD responded to a
wide variety of questions, including the following: toxicity
and persistence of dihydroabeatic acid present in paper
mill wastes; toxicity of 7-amino-2-naphthalenesulfonic
acid detected at a Superfund site; toxicity of
dibenzothiophene; TSCA import certification
requirements for polyurethane; health effects and uses
of 4-bromofluorobenzene, 4-fluorobiphenyl, 2-
fluorophenol, terphenyl and 2,4,6-tribromophenol
detected in ground water; TSCA Inventory exemptions
for naturally occurring substances; regulatory status of
anti-fouling bottom paints; drinking water health data on
methylene bis (2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA); toxicity of
phenylheptamethylcyclotetrasiloxane; information on
ChemD and other OTS-supported data bases; health
and environmental effects of barium following lake
contamination; process safety involving the production of
cyanide chemicals; toxicity of calcium aluminum silicate;
toxicity information and disposal methods for TMS freon;
toxicity of styrene-acrylic acid polymer; toxicity of
trioctyl trimellitate; toxicity of borneol chloride detected
at a RCRA site; comments on a site-specific risk
assessment involving methylamine nitrate; information
on autoimmune responses to pesticides; proper disposal
of chemical wastes from a U.S. Government technical
lab; dioxin levels associated with paper mills; non-
pesticidal uses of strychnine nitrate; uses of acute
toxicity data in the absence of RfDs; toxicity of dimethyl
sulfide and furan for air contaminant guidelines; RfD/ADI
guidelines for certain benzidine derivatives; toxicity of tri
(2-chloroethyl) phosphate detected in ground water;
appropriateness of glutaraldehyde as a remedy to "sick
building" syndrome regulatory controls for silicon-based
water sealants; basis for differences between acute
toxicity reportable quantities and threshold planning
quantities for chemicals on the SARA 313 list; and
estimated toxicity of two metabolites of the pesticide
dacthal detected in drinking water.
The CAD often refers questions in toto or in part to ORD
or other program offices and agencies when appropriate.
If data are lacking, the CAD may provide structure-
activity estimates of toxicity and environmental
persistence, as well as nominate chemicals for testing
and other information gathering mechanisms under
TSCA.
To request copies of any of the above responses or to
ask other questions, please contact Elaine Suriano, FTS
382-3544 or Terry O'Bryan, FTS 382-3483 (E-Mail:EPA
7487).
David Klauder, who is completing the Risk Screening
Guide for SARA 313-related and other applications,
recently transferred from OTS as Director of the
Regional Risk Guidance Staff (of which the CAD is a
function) to the position of Director of Regional
Operations Staff in the ORD Office of Technology
Transfer and Regulatory Support under the Directorship
of Peter Preuss.
III. Around the Regions
Region I
Region I has developed a document entitled
"Supplemental Risk Assessment Guidance for the
Superfund Program." The guidance contains two parts:
1)	guidance for public health risk assessment, and
2)	guidance for ecological risk assessment. The
document is intended to supplement existing EPA
guidance and was developed to improve the quality and
consistency of risk assessments prepared for the Region
I office. The guidance manual represents the consensus
of a Region I workgroup that met monthly for the past
two years. For information and a copy of the guidance,
contact Sarah Levinson, Region I, at FTS 833-1718 or
Margaret McDonough, FTS 383-1714.
Region III
Region III has expanded its Risk Assessment Program in
the past few months. Jeffrey Burke has been hired as
the Region's Risk Assessment Coordinator, filling the
vacancy left by Roy Smith. Also, Suzanne Lussier, is on
a six month detail from EPA's Environmental Research
Lab in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Jeff has been with Region III for over nine years, starting
in the Ground Water and Underground Injection Control
programs. He helped in the development of the Region's
first Risk Assessment Training Course and has been a
lecturer and facilitator for the Basic Risk and Decision-
making Course. Jeff was a Program Manager in the
Underground Storage Tank Program before accepting
his present position.
Suzanne has been with EPA for almost eighteen years,
working in methods development of marine invertebrates
for the Water Quality Criteria and Complex Effluents
Programs. She is interested in learning more about the
status and research needs of the ecological risk
assessment process. She is pleased to be involved in
the program and for the opportunity to gain valuable
experience.
In addition to providing training in Basic Risk and IRIS,
the Region is developing courses in Risk
Communication, Risk Assessment Guidelines and Risk
Management.
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IV. Announcements
International Symposium on Genetic Toxicology
of Complex Mixtures
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is
sponsoring an International Symposium on Genetic
Toxicology and Complex Mixtures from July 4 - 7, 1989.
The Symposium will be held at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel,
470 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, D. C. The sessions
include: development and application of new methods
applicable to research on complex environmental
mixtures, complex mixtures of genotoxicants in air and
in water, and exposures/effects assessment.
The symposium registration fee is $60.00 before June 4;
$85.00 after. It includes attendance of all scientific
sessions, registration materials, program/abstract
booklet, coffee breaks and banquet. Checks should be
made payable to "Environmental Health Research and
Testing" and sent to Claire Wilson & Associates, P. O.
Box 4899, Washington, D. C. 20008. For further
information contact Claire Wilson & Associates at (202)
332-9021.
Hotel reservations are available from the L'Enfant Plaza
Hotel which can be reached at (202) 484-1000.
Metal Speciation and Transport in
Groundwaters Workshop
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Exploratory Research and Panel on Physics/Chemistry
of Water is sponsoring a Workshop on Metal Speciation
and Transport in Groundwaters from May 24 - 26, 1989
at the Quality Inn Buccaneer, Jekyll Island, Georgia.
The object of this workshop is to bring together a group
of experts from various disciplines whose task will be to
define the state of knowledge, and research needs, to
better understand metal chemistry in ground-water
systems. Inclusion of individuals from several
disciplines, including agricultural chemistry, analytical
chemistry, aquatic chemistry, environmental
engineering, hydrology, oceanography, and risk
assessment will permit different perspectives to be
brought to bear on the problem.
The registration fee for the symposium is $100 and
should be sent to Herbert E. Allen, Environmental
Studies Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
19104. Dr. Allen can be reached at (215) 895-2265.
Hotel reservations are available from the Quality Inn
Buccaneer, 85 Beachview Drive, Jeykll Island, Georgia
31520, or (912) 635-2261.
Workshop on Risk Assessment and Risk
Communication
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Risk
Information Support Center located in Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina, will be sponsoring a three-day
workshop covering risk assessment and risk
communication for state and local air pollution control
agency and EPA Regional Office staff. The purpose of
the workshop is to provide both basic and in-depth
discussion of air toxics risk assessment, and to provide
training in the principles of risk communication.
The training course will be offered at three separate
locations throughout the United States. On May 23 - 25,
1989, the course will be offered at the Velvet Cloak Inn,
Raleigh, North Carolina. Registration for this course is
$50.00. Next, the course will be offered May 30 - June 1,
1989 at the Interlaken Lodge, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Registration is $17.00. The final presentation will be held
from June 13 to 15, 1989 at the Tiburon Lodge in
Tiburon, California. Registration is $55.00. The
registration fee includes lunches and breaks for the
three days, except at the Interlaken where lunch is
included in the rooming package.
For further information, please contact Melissa
McCullough at (919) 541-5646 or FTS 269-5646 or
Robert Page at (919) 541-9100. Mr. Page can be
reached at the Radian Corporation, P. O. Box 1300,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.
Health Physics Society Holds Midyear Meeting
February 4-8, 1990.
The 23rd Midyear Topical Meeting of the Health Physics
Society sponsored by the New Jersey Chapter will be
held February 4-8, 1990, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The technical program committee invites members of
the Society and other interested persons to participate.
Abstracts on the general topic of RISK as it may be
applied to health physics are solicited. The program will
consist of oral presentations, panel discussions and a
poster session.
Sessions will include contributed papers in the general
areas of risk perception, risk assessment, risk
management and risk communication. Invited speakers
will present authoritative summaries and/or thought
provoking discussions in these areas. Panel discussions
will be arranged for some of the sessions.
It is the intention of the committee to develop sessions
that enhance and deepen understanding of risk - its
meaning and the ways in which it is perceived and used
in the health physics community. The committee is
particularly interested in new and different views of risk,
innovative approaches to assessment comparisons and
management of risk. They are also interested in
methods of communicating risk-related information to
the layman in ways which reduce undue public concern,
outrage and misunderstanding.
Abstracts for consideration at the meeting should be
sent by June 1, 1989, to Edward A. Christman, Rutgers
University, Radiation Science, Building 4087, Kilmer
Campus, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854. For further
information, Dr. Christman can be reached at (201) 932-
2550.
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Risk and Decision-making Courses Scheduled
The following is the schedule for the Risk and Decision-
making Courses through June:
Region IX	-	May 1 - 3
Region III	-	May 3 - 4
Region IX	-	May 16-18 (Las Vegas)
Region II	-	June 6 - 8
Region IX	-	June 6 - 8 (Long Beach, California)
Region V	-	June 13-14
Contact: Mary Setnicar (FTS 382-2747)
Need Help?
If you office needs help in finding information or
assistance on a specific risk assessment problem,
you can announce that need on the Risk
Assessment/Risk Management Bulletin Board now
available on E-Mail. Your colleagues from other
offices who have information or advice will be able
to contact you with assistance. For assistance in
posting announcements or reading entries on the
Bulletin Board, contact Electronic Mail User's
Support at FTS 382-5639. Your colleagues from
other offices who have information or advice will be
able to contact you with assistance.
Contacts:


Jerome Puskin
OAR-Rad.
FTS 475-9640
Linda Tuxen
ORD-OHEA
FTS 382-5949
Dorothy Patton
ORD-RAF
FTS 475-6743
Dick Hill
OPTS
FTS 382-2897
Don Barnes
SAB
FTS 382-4126
Dean Hill
NEIC
FTS 776-8138
Sally Edwards
Region 1
FTS 835-0764
Marian Olsen
Region II
FTS 264-5682
Roy Smith
Region III
FTS 597-6682
Elmer Akin
Region IV
FTS 257-2234
Milt Clark
Region V
FTS 886-3388
Jill Lyons
Region VI
FTS 255-7208
Bob Fenemore
Region VII
FTS 757-2970
Arnold Den
Region IX
FTS 454-0906
Dana Davoli
Region X
FTS 399-2135
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