Strategy for Research on Environmental Risks to Children

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), is today announcing the availability of a final document, Strategy for Research on Environmental Risks to Children, EPA 600/R-00/068, dated October 2000. ORD has prepared the Strategy for Research on Environmental Risks to Children to strengthen the scientific foundation of the EPA risk assessments and risk management decisions that affect children. ORD strategies provide a framework of research needs and priorities to guide its programs over the next five to ten years. They form the basis for more detailed research plans, which in turn link to individual ORD laboratory implementation plans. The strategy includes a program of research in hazard identification, dose-response and exposure assessment, and risk reduction, as well as problem-oriented research that addresses current critical needs identified by EPA Program Offices and Regions.