EPA GUIDE TO URGE MULTI-MEDIA APPROACH FOR TRIBAL RISK ASSESSMENTS

EPA is poised to recommend that agency risk assessors employ an unprecedented cross-media approach weighing cumulative pollution effects when developing cleanup levels, discharge limits and other environmental standards on tribal lands, according to a draft guide obtained by Superfund Report. The upcoming guide, Paper On Tribal Issues Related To Tribal Traditional Lifeways, Risk Assessment, And Health & Well-Being: Documenting What We've Heard , also recommends taking unique exposure patterns associated with tribal traditions and cultural practices into account when conducting...