Toxicological Review of Environmental Assessment Levels for Air Pollutants

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The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs awarded a contract to Tara Consulting for the review and revision of Environmental Assessment Levels (EALs) for various substances based on updated toxicological information.

The project involved applying the EA 2012 methodology, producing individual dossiers on the toxicology of specific chemicals from scientific literature, and establishing updated short-term and long-term EALs for each compound.

The proposed EALs were submitted for agreement by the Environment Agency and UKHSA.

The contractor also provided expert advice on selected toxicological issues, such as synthesizing in vitro and in vivo evidence on genotoxicity and mutagenicity.

The work was carried out under the direction of the EA's Chief Scientist's Group, with an estimated completion by the end of the financial year.

The contract value was £50,000.