SETTING PRIORITIES|Comparative Risk Report
Project Name: Region 6 Comparative Risk Project (RCRP)


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  Ranking Results
 

 
Human Health Risk
High Online Information About This Issue
  Indoor air general   area specific  
  Ozone/Carbon monoxide general   area specific  
  Pesticides   area specific  
  Radon general   area specific  
  Stratospheric ozone depletion general   area specific  
Moderate-High
  Airborne lead general   area specific  
  Drinking water (public and private) general   area specific  
  Hazardous/Toxic air pollutants general    
  Radiation other than radon general   area specific  
Moderate-Low
  Abandoned hazardous waste sites (Superfund) general   area specific  
  Accidental chemical releases general    
  Aggregate ground water general   area specific  
  Hazardous waste sites (RCRA) general   area specific  
  Industrial discharges to water   area specific  
  Municipal discharges to surface water   area specific  
  Non-point source discharges to water general    
  Particulate matter (PM10) general   area specific  
  Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides general   area specific  
  Underground storage tanks   area specific  
Low
  Industrial waste sites general   area specific  
  Municipal solid waste sites general   area specific  
Not Ranked
  Global warming general   area specific  
  Physical degradation of terrestrial ecosystems    
  Physical degradation of water and wetlands    

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Ecological Risk
High Online Information About This Issue
  Global warming general   area specific  
  Pesticides   area specific  
  Physical degradation of terrestrial ecosystems    
  Physical degradation of water and wetlands    
  Stratospheric ozone depletion general   area specific  
Moderate-High
  Hazardous/Toxic air pollutants general    
  Non-point source discharges to water general    
Moderate-Low
  Accidental chemical releases general    
  Aggregate ground water general   area specific  
  Hazardous waste sites (RCRA) general   area specific  
  Industrial discharges to water   area specific  
  Municipal discharges to surface water   area specific  
  Ozone/Carbon monoxide general   area specific  
Low
  Abandoned hazardous waste sites (Superfund) general   area specific  
  Airborne lead general   area specific  
  Municipal solid waste sites general   area specific  
  Particulate matter (PM10) general   area specific  
  Underground storage tanks   area specific  
Not Ranked
  Drinking water (public and private) general   area specific  
  Indoor air general   area specific  
  Industrial waste sites general   area specific  
  Radiation other than radon general   area specific  
  Radon general   area specific  
  Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides general   area specific  

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Economic Risk
High Online Information About This Issue
  Global warming general   area specific  
  Ozone/Carbon monoxide general   area specific  
  Stratospheric ozone depletion general   area specific  
Moderate-High
  Indoor air general   area specific  
  Non-point source discharges to water general    
  Particulate matter (PM10) general   area specific  
  Physical degradation of water and wetlands    
  Radon general   area specific  
  Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides general   area specific  
Moderate-Low
  Aggregate ground water general   area specific  
  Drinking water (public and private) general   area specific  
  Hazardous/Toxic air pollutants general    
  Industrial discharges to water   area specific  
  Municipal discharges to surface water   area specific  
  Pesticides   area specific  
Low
  Abandoned hazardous waste sites (Superfund) general   area specific  
  Accidental chemical releases general    
  Airborne lead general   area specific  
  Hazardous waste sites (RCRA) general   area specific  
  Municipal solid waste sites general   area specific  
  Radiation other than radon general   area specific  
  Underground storage tanks   area specific  
Not Ranked
  Industrial waste sites general   area specific  
  Physical degradation of terrestrial ecosystems    

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  Project Description
 

  Geographical Coverage:
States of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

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  Project Purpose:
The primary mission of Region 6 Comparative Risk Project was to gather scientific data and regulatory information for the purpose of evaluation twenty-four environmental problem areas as to their relative risk to the Region's ecology, human health, and economy.

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  Ranking Process:
Under direction of the Steering Committee, three Workgroups (Ecological, Human Health, and Economic) constructed three separate rankings.

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  Participants in the Ranking Process:
Governmental Agencies
Scientific/Academic Community

Various U.S. EPA staff, predominantly from Region 6, comprised the Ecological and Human Health Workgroups, while the Economic Workgroup was staffed by an outside, private consulting firm.


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  Reference:
Region 6 Comparative Risk Project. Region 6 Comparative Risk Project Overview Report. Region 6, U.S. EPA. November 1990.

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  Contact Information:
Region 6 Office
U.S. EPA
Office of Planning and Analysis
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202
http://www.epa.gov/region6/

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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