Screening for drinking water contaminants of concern using an automated exposure-focused workflow.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of chemicals present in the environment exceeds the capacity of government bodies to characterize risk. Therefore, data-informed and reproducible processes are needed for identifying chemicals for further assessment. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), under its Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) initiative, uses a standardized process to screen potential drinking water contaminants based on toxicity and exposure potential.

Objective

Recently, MDH partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) to accelerate the screening process via development of an automated workflow accessing relevant exposure data, including exposure new approach methodologies (NAMs) from ORD's ExpoCast project.

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SUBMITTER: Isaacs KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11131037 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature