Development of national bioaccumulation factors: Supplemental information for EPA's 2015 human health criteria update

HERO ID

3970057

Reference Type

Technical Report

Year

2016

Language

English

HERO ID 3970057
Year 2016
Title Development of national bioaccumulation factors: Supplemental information for EPA's 2015 human health criteria update
Authoring Organization U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher Text Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
City Washington, DC
Abstract This document describes the procedures and calculations EPA used to compute the national bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) that were, in turn, used to calculate the Agency’s updated national recommended water quality criteria for human health for 94 chemicals (USEPA 2015). For a scientific discussion of and rationale for using these methods, see EPA’s 2000 Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health (2000 Methodology), Technical Support Document Volume 2: Development of National Support Factors (TSD), and EPA’s final 94 criteria documents that describe the development of each chemical-specific bioaccumulation factor included in the 2015 update on the National Recommended Water Quality Criteria – Human Health Criteria Table webpage.
Report Number EPA 822-R-16-001
Url https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-01/documents/national-bioaccumulation-factors-supplemental-information.pdf
Is Certified Translation No
Dupe Override No
Number Of Pages 19
Comments ICF NOTE: 1014-Asb_1-4-1.pdf
Is Public Yes
Language Text English
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