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Risk Assessment

Region 8 Superfund Technical Guidance: Evaluating and Identifying Contaminants of Concern for Human Health

Regional guidance intended to clarify the evaluation process for selecting contaminants of concern for the human health risk baseline risk assessment process at Superfund sites. Sep. 1994

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Region 8 Superfund Technical Guidance: Evaluating and Identifying Contaminants of Concern for Human Health (PDF)(6 pp, 60 K)