EPA Releases Public Database on Risk Assessments

 

EPA Releases Public Database on Risk Assessments

 

WASHINGTON - Today, EPA is releasing the Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database, a milestone in transparency.  HERO provides access to the scientific studies used in making key regulatory decisions, including EPA's periodic review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six major pollutants.  It is part of the open government directive to conduct business with transparency, participation, and collaboration. 

 

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HERO includes peer-reviewed literature used by EPA to develop its Integrated Science Assessments (ISA) that feed into the NAAQS review.  It also includes references and data from the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), a database that supports critical agency policymaking for chemical regulation.

 

More information on HERO database: http://www.epa.gov/hero

 

More information on IRIS: http://www.epa.gov/iris