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Health & the Environment

Studies in this area focus on human health effects from exposures to environmental contaminants in the air we breathe, the food and water we drink, and from various types of radiation. Studies in this area also cover contemporary issues in biomedical research, such as stem cells.

Activities in Health & the Environment are overseen by:

Recent Reports

	Review of the Methodology Proposed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service for Followup Surveillance of In-Commerce Businesses: A Letter Report (2009)
	Global Sources of Local Pollution: An Assessment of Long-Range Transport of Key Air Pollutants to and from the United States (2009)
	Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 8 (2009)
	Emergency and Continuous Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Submarine Contaminants: Volume 3 (2009)
	Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases (2009)
	Sixteenth Interim Report of the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (2009)
	The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary (2009)
	Contaminated Water Supplies at Camp Lejeune: Assessing Potential Health Effects (2009)
	Letter Report on the Review of the Food Safety and Inspection Service Risk-Based Approach to Public Health Attribution (2009)
	Review of the Methodology Proposed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service for Risk-Based Surveillance of In-Commerce Activities: A Letter Report (2009)