As described in Chapter 4, risk assessment is an important analytic tool used to evaluate the effects of environmental stressors on ecosystem and human health. This tool has been applied over the past ...

This chapter reviews EPA and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) methodologies for risk-based cleanup at hazardous waste sites. These two methodologies, while not the only available, are ...

Researchers used four different types of port environments to investigate the levels of contaminants emitted from five different sources. They found that the combined emissions of metals and ...

For decades, EU chemical regulation has struggled with slow approvals, high costs, and ecological surprises. From delayed bans on neonicotinoids to the ongoing decline of pollinators, the current ...

A new scientific perspective suggests that large language models, the artificial intelligence systems behind tools such as modern chatbots, could revolutionize how scientists evaluate environmental ...

The causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – was first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. To date, the virus ...

Los Padres National Forest (LPNF) officials have released the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Wildfire Risk Reduction Project (WRRP) on the forest’s Santa Barbara, Monterey, Mt. Pinos and ...