About This Archive  | DCHAS-L 2019 Index   | DCHAS-L Yearly Index
person wearing a disposable face shield and surgical style mask

Check out Safety Emporium for your N95, N99, and face shield needs.

Previous by Date:
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Some New Posts of Interest
Date: Monday, July 1, 2019 at 11:39:31 AM
Author: Richard Palluzi <000006c59248530b-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU> 		Next by Date:
Subject: [DCHAS-L] CHAS Election Results CORRECTED
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2019 13:48:41 -0400
Author: Monique Wilhelm

From: DCHAS Membership Chair <membership**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] EPA Now Available: Update to ExpoFIRST (Version 2.1)
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2019 13:44:14 -0400
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Message-ID: 21DDA006-6280-4C79-A28C-2623F35CB49F**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org


Now Available: Update to ExpoFIRST (Version 2.1)

Notice: EPA is announcing the release of an update to the Exposure Factors Interactive Resource for Scenarios Tool (ExpoFIRST), a companion tool to the Exposure Factors Handbook (EFH).

ExpoFIRST allows users to draw on data found in the 2011 edition of the EFH, as well as recent chapter updates, to develop user defined scenarios based on route of exposure, medium, receptors, timeframe, and dose metric for a contaminant of concern. The tool aims to maximize flexibility and transparency for exposure assessors. To view the recent update, visit
https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/efp/recordisplay.cfm?deid=344928.

ExpoFIRST ‰?? the Exposure Factors Interactive Resource for Scenarios Tool ‰?? brings EPA‰??s Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Edition (EFH) data and the more recent 2017-2019 chapter updates to an interactive tool that maximizes flexibility and transparency for exposure assessors.

ExpoFIRST represents a significant advance for regional, state, and local scientists in performing and documenting calculations for community and site-specific exposure assessments. ExpoFIRST replaces manual calculation and documentation and allows users to draw on data found in the 2011 EFH. The tool stores more than 8,000 values extracted from more than 75 of the most commonly used tables in the EFH. It allows flexibility in scenario design and automates the documentation of algorithms, exposure parameters, and exposure dose estimates. ExpoFIRST is intended to replace the 2004 Example Exposure Scenarios report and complement the 2014 Child-Specific Exposure Scenario Examples report.

The purpose of ExpoFIRST is to allow users to draw on data found in the 2011 Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Edition and its updates to develop user-defined scenarios based on route of exposure, medium, receptor(s), timeframe, and dose metric for a contaminant of concern. Assessors can then modify initial parameters as appropriate to account for assessment-specific knowledge and use the tool to calculate deterministic exposure estimates as point estimates. ExpoFIRST allows users to define an unlimited potential scenarios for various receptor populations and life-stages.

ExpoFIRST was developed using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

---
For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org
Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchas

Previous post   |  Top of Page   |   Next post


The content of this page reflects the personal opinion(s) of the author(s) only, not the American Chemical Society, ILPI, Safety Emporium, or any other party. Use of any information on this page is at the reader's own risk. Unauthorized reproduction of these materials is prohibited. Send questions/comments about the archive to secretary@dchas.org.
The maintenance and hosting of the DCHAS-L archive is provided through the generous support of Safety Emporium.