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NAWQA Liaison Committee Update

NAWQA Liaison Committee Update. ACWI meeting January 18, 2006 Donna N. Myers. New Publications. Fact Sheets Health Based Screening Levels (HBSLs) PAH sources in paving sealants – Jan. 2006 Circulars Pesticides – March 3, 2006 VOCs – mid-April 2006. Health Based Screening Levels.

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NAWQA Liaison Committee Update

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  1. NAWQA Liaison Committee Update ACWI meeting January 18, 2006 Donna N. Myers

  2. New Publications • Fact Sheets • Health Based Screening Levels (HBSLs) • PAH sources in paving sealants – Jan. 2006 • Circulars • Pesticides – March 3, 2006 • VOCs – mid-April 2006

  3. Health Based Screening Levels The Objective • Communicate water-quality findings from the NAWQA Program in a human-health context The Challenge • USEPA human-health benchmarks do not exist for >50% of NAWQA The Approach • Develop consensus Health-Based Screening Level collaborative effort.

  4. Liaison Meeting on HBSLs – January 13, 2006 • Held in Washington, D.C. • Attended by a wide range of organizations • Update and meeting notes posted to NAWQA Liaison Committee Web site – coming soon

  5. Public Briefing on Capital Hill – December 2, 2005 • Parking-Lot Sealcoat: A Major Source of PAHs in Urban and Suburban Environments • FS available this week at http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa

  6. Pesticide and VOC Circulars • Releases planned on March 3 and mid-April 2006 • Communication Plan • Public briefing • Press release • Fact Sheet • Cyber Seminars • Web site featuring details at http://ca.water.usgs.gov/pnsp/

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