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CVEN 610/PHEO 650 RISK ASSESSMENT SPRING 2004 TR 9:35-10:50

Dr. Robin L. Autenrieth 205E WERC TN: 409-845-3593 FN: 409-862-1542 EM: [email protected] Web: http://webct.tamu.edu/engineering/CVEN610/

COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. Develop an understanding of fundamental concepts of Risk Assessment. Focus on human health risk assessment Minor coverage of environmental risk assessment 2. Relate these principles to environmental and health situations. Contaminant transport considerations Exposure pathways Disease manifestation 3. Learn the basic steps in performing a risk assessment including statistical characterization of observed date.

GRADING Homework 15% Quizzes (2) 40% Final Exam 25% (May 7, Friday from 12:30-2:30 pm) Projects 20% (due April 20th)

TEXT Public Health Risk Assessment for Human Exposure to Chemicals, Kofi Asante-Duah, Kluwer Academic Publishers (ISBM 1-4020-9021-6), Norwell, MA (2002) Other articles and book chapters will be made available via the website.

REFERENCE MATERIALS Risk Assessment and Management Handbook, R. Kolluru, S. Bartell, R. Pitblado, S. Stricoff, McGraw-Hill Publishers Inc., 1996 (ISBN 0-07-035987-3). Fundaments of Risk Analysis and Risk Management, V. Molak (ed), Lewis Publishers, New York, 1997. Dealing with Risk: Why the Public and the Experts Disagree on Environmental Issues, H. Margolis, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1984. Readings in Risk, T. Glickman and M. Gough, (eds), Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C., 1993. Risk Modeling, Assessment, and Management, Y. Haimes, Wiley-Interscience Publication, New York, 1998. EPA Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS): Human Health Manual Part B http://www.epa.gov/oerrpage/superfund/programs/risk/ragsb/index.htm EPA Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS): Human Health Manual Part C http://www.epa.gov/oerrpage/superfund/programs/risk/ragsb/index.htm Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Process for Designing and Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments - Interim http://www.epa.gov/oerrpage/superfund/programs/risk/ecorisk/ecorisk.ht m ACADEMIC HONESTY

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Unless otherwise stated, all homework in this class is expected to be individual work. Copying the work of others, including homework, is a violation of Texas A&M University Student Rule 20.2.2 Acquiring Information. RISK ASSESSMENT COURSE OUTLINE

TOPIC # Lectures Overview Introduction to Risk Assessment and Management (Ch.1) 1

Human exposure to chemicals (Ch.2) 3 Health effects, Chemical transport, Exposure pathways

Components of risk analysis (Ch.3) 3

Health risk assessment (Ch.4) 2

Chemical hazard determination (Ch.5) 2

Exam I 1

Exposure Assessment (Ch.6) 3

Chemical toxicity (Ch.7) 2

SPRING BREAK

Chemical risk characterization and uncertainty analyses (Ch.8) 2

Setting limits (Ch.9) 2

Risk Policy and Communication (Ch.10 & 11) 2

Exam II 1

Risk Assessment Group Projects 4