U.S. EPA'S ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT SUPPORT CENTER (ERASC)

Courtesy Recent Science Inventory records from the EPA  Thu, 10/29/2009 - 15:44

Background

The ERASC provides technical information and addresses scientific questions of concern or interest on topics relevant to ecological risk assessment at hazardous waste sites for EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER ) personnel and Regional Superfund/Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) staff.

Requests must be channeled to ERASC through the Ecological Risk Assessment Forum (ERAF).

To assess emerging and complex scientific issues that require expert judgment, the ERASC relies on the expertise of scientists...

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