The National
Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory is the Agencys central point for scientific research on the effects of contaminants and environmental stressors on human
health and
ecosystem integrity. Its goal is to help the Agency to identify and understand the processes that affect our
health and environment, and helps the Agency to evaluate the risks that
pollution poses to humans and ecosystems. The impact of NHEERLs efforts can be felt far beyond the EPA, by enabling state and local governments to implement effective environmental programs, assisting industry in setting and achieving environmental goals, and collaborating with international governments and organizations on issues of environmental importance. NHEERL is the focal point for toxicological, clinical, epidemiological, ecological, and biogeographic research within the Environmental. To improve the scientific underpinnings of EPAs risk assessments, public heath, and regulatory policy decisions, NHEERL scientists create and apply, Biological assays and toxicologic assessment methods, Predictive pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic models,
Ecosystem function theory, Advanced extrapolation methods.
Last Updated on: Nov 25, 2024