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EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) Web Page
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web links
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Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM)
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Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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http://www.epa.gov/ceampubl/
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Exposure pathways
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Ecological
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Water
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Modelling
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater processes-->Groundwater processes overview
Groundwater protection-->Planning-->Modelling
Sediments
Soil-->Soil Overview
Water resources and their management -->Stresses, quality and ecological status
Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview
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| Short description: |
The EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) was established in 1987 to meet the scientific and technical exposure assessment needs of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) as well as state environmental and resource management agencies. CEAM provides proven predictive exposure assessment techniques for aquatic, terrestrial, and multimedia pathways for organic chemicals and metals.
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| Long description: |
Groundwater Models:
Groundwater models quantify the movement of subsurface water and provide inputs to subsurface contaminant transport models. Simulation provides insight into groundwater and contaminant behavior and quantitative assessments for environmental decision making.
Surface Water Models:
By modeling contaminant movement and concentration in lakes, streams, estuaries, and marine environments, researchers can better understand how exposure to contaminants affects aquatic environments.
Food Chain Models:
Contaminated aquatic and terrestrial environments typically result in the bioaccumulation of chemicals within all trophic levels of an ecosystem. Software models provide tools for tracking the movement of contaminants through food chains and for estimating chemical impacts on exposed biota.
Multimedia Models:
Contaminants may travel through the atmosphere, soil, surface water, and the organisms that inhabit these media. The multimedia approach to exposure modeling quantifies the impacts of contaminants as they travel through more than one of these environments.
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Submitted By:
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Dr Stefan Gödeke WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 13/11/2006
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