| Topic(s) | ||||
| Introduction to Course
Regulatory Basis for Baseline Risk Assessments History of Risk Assessment | Project Grading Sheet/Outline
No Homework |
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| Exposure Assessment
a. Characterization of the Exposure Setting b. Pathway Analysis | Site Description and Maps
Quiz #1 | |||
| Exposure Assessment (continued)
c. Developing the Conceptual Site Model d. Quantifying Exposure | Quiz #2 | |||
| Exposure Assessment (continued)
e. Presentation of the Exposure Assessment a. Uncertainties in Exposure Assessment b. Preliminary Remediation Goals, Risk Based Concentrations, Soil Screening Levels, and Maximum Contaminant Levels | Data Sets, Sampling Maps, Chemical-Specific Parameters
No Quiz Homework #1 Assignment | |||
| Data Requirements for Risk Assessment
a. Data Quality Objectives b. Data Sources | No Quiz
Homework #1 Due | |||
| Data Requirements for Risk Assessment (continued)
c. Analytical Requirements and Detection Limits d. Introduction to Modeling | Quiz #3
Homework #2 Assignment | |||
| Data Evaluation and Reduction
a. Assessment of Data b. Data Evaluation Steps | No Quiz
Homework #2 Due Homework #3 Assignment | |||
| Data Evaluation and Reduction (continued)
c. Calculation of Representative and Exposure Concentrations d. Presentation of the Data Evaluation e. Uncertainties in Data Evaluation | Toxicity Profiles and Toxicity Values
No Quiz Homework #3 Due Homework #4 Assignment | |||
| Toxicity Assessment
a. Exposure Routes b. Sources and Types of Toxicity | Homework #4 Due | |||
| Toxicity Assessment (continued)
c. Toxicity Values d. Chemical Toxicity versus Ionizing Radiation e. Presentation of the Toxicity Assessment f. Uncertainties in Toxicity Assessment | Quiz #4 | |||
| Risk characterization
a. Calculation of Systemic Toxicity Hazard Indices b. Calculation of Carcinogenic Risks c. Presentation of Risk and Hazard Information d. Identification of Uses of Concern, Contaminants of Concern, Pathways of Concern, and Media of Concern e. Uncertainties in Risk Characterization f. Remedial Goal Options | Quiz #5 | |||
| Uncertainty Analysis
a. Qualitative Uncertainty Analysis b. Sensitivity Analyses c. Quantitative Uncertainty Analysis and Probabilistic Risk Assessment d. Presentation of the Uncertainty Analysis | Quiz #6 |
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| Uncertainty Analysis (continued)
e. Using Uncertainty Analysis to Direct Further Investigation f. Management of Uncertainty | Quiz #7 |
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| Introduction to Risk Communication
Introduction to Ecological Risk Assessment | No Quiz | |||
| Introduction to Risk Management
Project Due at 9:15 p.m. in Room 102 Perkins Hall for 25 Point Bonus | No Quiz | |||
| Course Summary
Project Wrap-up and Discussion Hand-out and Discuss Take-home Final Exam | No Quiz
Take-home Final Exam |
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| Project Due at 6:30 p.m. in Room 102 Perkins Hall for Full Credit - minus 5% for each day late! | ||||
| Final Exam Due at 6:30 p.m. in Room 102 Perkins Hall | ||||
REMEMBER:
300 points from 7 Quizzes and 4 Homeworks
500 points from Project
200 points from Take-Home
Final
GRADE SCALE IS:
90+ A
80+ B
70+ C
60+ D
Last Revised: August 26, 1997