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Hazardous Waste

The Technical Support Document for the Hazardous Waste Delisting Risk Assessment Software (DRAS)

The Delisting Technical Support Document presents extensive information delineating all chemical release, exposure and risk assessment algorithms employed by the DRAS program.

The document consists of six chapters -- Introduction, Estimation of Chemical Releases and Media Concentrations, Exposure Scenario Selection,Risk and Hazard Assessment, Uncertainty and References -- and an two appendices, which are listed as --A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, and B.

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