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About the Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Research Program

What We Do

EPA’s Health and Environmental Risk Assessment (HERA) Research Program is designed to develop and apply state-of-the-science research to characterize the impacts on human and ecological systems, whether they result from exposure to single, complex, or multiple physical, chemical, or biological stressors. In doing so, HERA provides key components of the scientific foundation for risk assessments to inform decisions aimed at protecting human health and the environment.

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Directors

Samantha Jones, National Program Director

Phone: 202-564-6794
Email: jones.samantha@epa.gov

Beth Owens, Principal Associate National Program Director

Phone: 513-569-7241
Email: owens.beth@epa.gov

About the Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Research Program

What We Do

Directors

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