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The National Center for Environmental Assessment’s (NCEA)
Cincinnati Division is a scientific center of excellence dedicated to the
development and application of methods to assess human health and ecological
risks associated with environmental pollutants. NCEA Cincinnati focuses
primarily on supporting the Office of Water and the Office of Solid Waste
and Emergency Response. Focal areas of research include mixtures risk assessment,
microbial risk assessment and causal relationships in ecological risk assessment.
This research includes the development of methods and guidance, and their
application to case study assessments. In addition, assessments of the toxicity
of individual chemicals and the pathogenicity of individual microbes are performed
for the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) data base and for specific
programmatic and regional needs. Environmental economics is an emerging area of
research for the Division, which integrates ecological and human health risk
assessments with economic analysis to support decisions. Superfund technical
support centers for human health and ecology provide guidance in response to
requests from regional risk assessors and the program office.
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