US. EPA. National Center for Environmental Assessment http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=217926 [Website] Information on soil dioxin cleanup levels was pursued for all 50 states, as well as DC, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and four Pacific islands. Nearly half have established cleanup levels, and another quarter have identified screening levels. A number of states have not identified generic … Continue reading »
Posted on March 29, 2010 …
Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide : Final Report
US EPA> National Center for Environmental Assessment http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=218686 [Website] This is EPA’s latest evaluation of the scientific literature on the potential human health and welfare effects associated with ambient exposures to carbon monoxide (CO). The development of this document is part of the Agency’s periodic review of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for … Continue reading »
A Framework for Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change (External Review Draft)
US EPA. National Center for Environmental Assessment http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=203743 [Website] NCEA/ORD has developed an evaluative framework that may be used to categorize the relative vulnerability of species to climate change. This framework is intended to provide information to ecosystem and resource managers to support their decision making about management actions that reflect consideration of those threatened … Continue reading »
EPA’s HERO Database — Health and Environmental Research Online
US EPA http://www.epa.gov/hero [From press release] 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 … Continue reading »
Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture
OECD (RFFers can access full text through OECD iLibrary. Our user ID and password are on the library’s landing page, left hand side) http://www.oecdilibrary.org/oecd/content/book/9789264083578-en [Summary] Agriculture is the major user of water in most countries. It also faces the enormous challenge of producing almost 50% more food by 2030 and doubling production by 2050. This … Continue reading »
