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Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

The Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology was formed in February 1986 from the merger of the Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards (est. 1977) and the Environmental Studies Board (est. 1967). Our mission is to provide our nation with independent, objective advice and dialog on matters related to the impacts of human activities and environmental exposures on environmental quality, human health, and ecosystems.

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A Vision for Continental-Scale Biology (CSB): Research Across Multiple Scales

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This report sets out a vision for the development of CSB and identifies the research areas that could most benefit from multi-scale approaches.

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Children’s Environmental Health: A Workshop on Future Priorities for Environmental Health Sciences

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Children’s Environmental Health: A Workshop on Future Priorities for Environmental Health Sciences

Towards a Future of Environmental Health Sciences - A Workshop

Standing Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions

Integrating Public and Ecosystem Health Systems to Foster Resilience: A Workshop to Identify Research to Bridge the Knowledge-To-Action Gap

Review of EPA's 2022 Draft Formaldehyde Assessment

Leading Practices for Improving Accessibility and Inclusion in Field and Laboratory Science: A Conversation Series

Electric Arc Furnace Slag: Understanding Human Health Risks from Unencapsulated Uses

Review of DOD's Revised Approach to Deriving an Occupational Exposure Level for Trichloroethylene (TCE)

Assessing Causality from a Multidisciplinary Evidence Base for National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Variability and Relevance of Current Laboratory Mammalian Toxicity Tests and Expectations for New Approach Methods (NAMs) for use in Human Health Risk Assessment

Current Methods for Life Cycle Analyses of Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels in the United States

Anticipatory Research for EPA’s Research and Development Enterprise to Inform Future Environmental Protection: The Road Ahead

Leveraging Advances in Remote Geospatial Technologies to Inform Precision Environmental Health Decisions - A Workshop

Pivotal Interfaces of Environmental Health and Infectious Disease Research to Inform Responses to Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics - A Workshop

Workshops to Support EPA's Development of Human Health Assessments: I. Artificial Intelligence and Open Data Practices in Chemical Hazard Assessment II. Triangulation of Evidence in Environmental Epidemiology