Setting Priorities|Comparative Risk Report

SETTING PRIORITIES|Comparative Risk Report

Project Name: Region 3 Comparative Risk Project

    Ranking Results:

Health Risk Rankings
Ecological Risk Rankings
Welfare Risk Rankings

    Project Description:

Geographical Coverage

Project Purpose

Ranking Process

Participants in the Ranking Process

Project Reference

Contact Information

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Ranking Results

Health Risk Rankings
	1.	Indoor air pollutants other than radon	general	area specific
	2.	Indoor radon	general	area specific
	3.	Other pesticide contamination		area specific
	4.	Radiation other than indoor radon	general
	5.	Nonpoint source discharges to surface water and air	general	area specific
	6.	Operation and maintenance of water supply facilities	general
	7.	Acid deposition	general	area specific
	8.	POTW discharges to surface water and air		area specific
	9.	Criteria air pollutants	general	area specific
	10.	Other ground-water contamination	general	area specific
	11.	Industrial point source discharges to surface water and air	general	area specific
	12.	Management of hazardous waste at RCRA facilities	general	area specific
	13.	Hazardous substances at CERCLA (Superfund) sites	general	area specific
	14.	Hazardous/Toxic air pollutants	general
	15.	Solid waste management	general	area specific
	16.	Physical modification of environmentally sensitive terrestrial habitats
	17.	Releases from underground storage tanks (USTs)		area specific
	18.	Physical modification of aquatic habitats

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Ecological Risk Rankings
	1.	Physical modification of aquatic habitats
	1.	Physical modification of environmentally sensitive terrestrial habitats
	3.	Nonpoint source discharges to surface water and air	general	area specific
	4.	Acid deposition	general	area specific
	5.	Hazardous substances at CERCLA (Superfund) sites	general	area specific
	6.	Criteria air pollutants	general	area specific
	6.	Hazardous/Toxic air pollutants	general
	8.	Releases from underground storage tanks		area specific
	9.	Industrial point source discharges to surface water and air	general	area specific
	9.	POTW discharges to surface water and air		area specific
	9.	Radiation other than indoor radon	general
	12.	Management of hazardous waste at RCRA facilities	general	area specific
	13.	Solid waste management	general	area specific
	14.	Indoor air pollutants other than radon	general	area specific
	14.	Indoor radon	general	area specific
	14.	Operation and maintenance of water supply facilities	general
	14.	Other ground-water contamination	general	area specific
	14.	Other pesticide contamination		area specific

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Welfare Risk Rankings
		Higher Risk Problems	Online Information About This Issue
	1.	Criteria air pollutants	general	area specific
	2.	Acid deposition	general	area specific
		Medium Risk Problems
	3.	Nonpoint source discharges to surface water and air	general	area specific
	4.	Operation and maintenance of water supply facilities	general
	5.	Indoor air pollutants other than radon	general	area specific
	6.	Indoor radon	general	area specific
	7.	Other pesticide contamination		area specific
	8.	POTW discharges to surface water and air		area specific
	9.	Radiation other than indoor radon	general
		Lower Risk Problems
	10.	Releases from underground storage tanks		area specific
	11.	Industrial point source discharges to surface water and air	general	area specific
	12.	Other ground-water contamination	general	area specific
	13.	Management of hazardous waste at RCRA facilities	general	area specific
	14.	Physical modification of environmentally sensitive terrestrial habitats
	15.	Solid waste management	general	area specific
	16.	Physical modification of aquatic habitats
	17.	Hazardous substances at CERCLA (Superfund) sites	general	area specific
	17.	Hazardous/Toxic air pollutants	general

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Project Description

	Geographical Coverage: States of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia
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	Project Purpose: "The project has three specific objectives: - To develop a relative ranking of environmental problems in Region 3 based upon the seriousness of the risks they pose. - To establish a set of effective initiatives to work toward mitigating these problems. - To enhance the Region's management system using the rankings of problems and initiatives."
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	Ranking Process: The project has two phases: Phase 1 - Risk assessment Phase 2 - Risk management The ranking took place during Phase 1. In this phase, the three Work Groups (Health, Ecological, and Welfare) constructed three separate rankings, under the guidance of the Steering Committee and Environmental Management Committee.
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	Participants in the Ranking Process: Governmental Agencies Various U.S. EPA staff, predominantly from Region 3, comprised the Steering Committee and Environmental Management Committee.
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	Reference: Region 3 Comparative Risk Project. EPA Region 3 Comparative Risk Project: A Risk-Based Assessment of Environmental Problems. Region 3, U.S. EPA, 1987.
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	Contact Information: Region 3 Office U.S. EPA 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029 http://www.epa.gov/region3/ Regional and State Planning Division U.S. EPA 401 M Street, S.W. (2165) Washington, DC 20460 http://www.epa.gov/opperspd/welcome.htm
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