NJRisk Project: For Implementing an Integrated Computational Tool to Support Prioritization of Chemicals of Emerging Concern: Final Report, April 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
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2015-12-31
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Trenton, N.J. : Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science and Research
Abstract
The objective of the NJrisk project is to develop, text, and deploy an integrated tiered system
coupling computational platforms to support prioritization of Chemicals of Current and of
Emerging Concern.
A nine-month Pilot Study was conducted from July 2013 to March 2014, in order to complete
the necessary groundwork for the subsequent implementation. The full study, which began in
April 2014, uses two operational computational platforms for hazard and for exposure ranking,
respectively METIS (Metanomics Information System), developed by DuPont, and PRoTEGE
(Prioritization and Ranking of Toxic Exposures with GIS Extension), developed by the
Computational Chemodynamics Laboratory of EOHSI. This effort also takes advantage of, and
incorporates in the development of the new system, current and anticipated outcomes of ongoing
efforts by Federal Agencies, such as the USEPA [see, e.g., 1,2,3 and Figure 1]. The goal is to
implement an integrated software platform or “tool” (NJrisk) that will allow many types of users
to assess both hazard and exposure potentials of chemicals that are found (or could be
introduced) in the New Jersey environment and/or biota, and to prioritize these chemicals for
regulatory action based on tiered risk analysis.
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Year 1 - Progress Report - April 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
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NJRisk, Health risk assessment, Chemicals of Emerging Concern