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Health Risk Assessment

The Health Risk Assessment Program works to assess the health impacts of toxic substances released into the environment. At the request of other DES programs and other New Hampshire state agencies, staff prepare technical assessments to evaluate the public health risk associated with exposure to toxic chemicals. This information is used for risk characterization, risk communication, and to aid in regulatory decision making. Staff work in four specific program areas: preparation of public health assessments and health consultations; review of site-specific regulatory risk assessments, assessment of drinking water contaminant health impacts, and environmental health education. more …

Publications (Complete List)

• Fish Consumption Information
  • Freshwater Fish Advisory Poster
  • 'Mercury: From Source to Seafood' video
    Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program
  • NH Fish Consumption Advisory
  • Technical Background for the 2008 Statewide Mercury Fish Consumption
  • Women’s Fish Consumption Brochure
• Mercury in Fish Collected from Turee Pond in Bow, NH
• Cancer and the Environment Brochure
• Claremont Ambient Air Quality Public Health Assessment – Final Release
• Claremont Area Water Bodies – Evaluation of Mercury in Fish

Education/Outreach

• Fish Consumption Super Market Poster
• Women’s Fish Consumption and Mercury Awareness Outreach Effort

Related Programs (Complete List)

• Air Toxic Pollutants
• Asbestos Program
• Healthy School Environments
• Occupational Safety and Health Program
• Radon Program

Partnerships

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Resources/Links (Complete List)

• Centers for Disease Control Environmental Health Services Program
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Environmental Health Perspectives Journal
• National Environmental Education Foundation, Health & Environment Program
• EPA Fish Consumption Advisory

FAQs (Complete List)

Contact Us (Complete List)

• Health Risk Assessment
  NHDES Air Resources Division
  29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95
  Concord, NH 03302-0095
  (603) 271-1370
  (603) 271-7053 (fax)

 

 

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NH Department of Environmental Services | 29 Hazen Drive | PO Box 95 | Concord, NH 03302-0095
(603) 271-3503 | TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 | Hours: M-F, 8am-4pm