EPA Chemical Safety for Sustainability Strategic Research Action Plan 2019-2022
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Abstract
The EPA Chemical Safety for Sustainability (CSS) Strategic Research Action Plan 2019-2022 is a national sectoral action plan of the United States of America. Its main vision states that the CSS program is focused on addressing EPA needs while also being transformative, leading to improved science-based approaches that build broader understanding of biology, chemical toxicity, and exposure.
CSS conducts high-quality chemical safety research to provide the fundamental data, knowledge infrastructure, and complex systems understanding required to develop tools for rapid chemical evaluation and to predict potential impacts from chemical use. CSS translates research results to provide solutions and technical support to EPA partners and stakeholders. CSS research is guided by the following four objectives:
Objective 1: Build Knowledge Infrastructure. CSS will use advanced information technology tools to mine ever-expanding data sources for relevant information on chemical properties, structure, toxicity, and exposure. CSS will focus efforts to annotate, curate, and efficiently serve chemical information in formats usable to stakeholders and will generate high-quality, peer-reviewed data to fill high-priority gaps in existing knowledge. CSS will address this objective by integrating data across research activities. CSS intends to be the “first-stop-shop” for chemical information needed by EPA partners, stakeholders, and the public and will incorporate user feedback in designing the supporting information systems and user interfaces.
Objective 2: Develop Tools and Models for Chemical Evaluation. CSS will develop and apply rapid, efficient, and effective tools and models to enhance and facilitate chemical safety evaluations. CSS will combine different types of data in ways to characterize impacts of chemicals to human health and the environment.
Objective 3: Promote Complex Systems Understanding. CSS research activities will investigate the emergent properties of complex chemical-biological systems by probing how disturbances and changes in one part affect the entire system. By forming a detailed understanding of systems behavior, CSS research will expand predictive capabilities to anticipate and inform future chemical safety challenges, including chemical and biological extrapolation, as well as extrapolation across biological levels of organization.
Objective 4: Translate and Actively Deliver. Solutions-driven research is emphasized throughout the CSS research portfolio. CSS will focus on the delivery, demonstration, and application of CSS data, tools, and models through case studies and partner engagement to inform immediate, high-priority needs. By engaging early and often, and with continued engagement after delivery of science products, CSS will promote the mutual understanding of needs and solutions, thereby enhancing the impact of CSS research products.
CSS conducts high-quality chemical safety research to provide the fundamental data, knowledge infrastructure, and complex systems understanding required to develop tools for rapid chemical evaluation and to predict potential impacts from chemical use. CSS translates research results to provide solutions and technical support to EPA partners and stakeholders. CSS research is guided by the following four objectives:
Objective 1: Build Knowledge Infrastructure. CSS will use advanced information technology tools to mine ever-expanding data sources for relevant information on chemical properties, structure, toxicity, and exposure. CSS will focus efforts to annotate, curate, and efficiently serve chemical information in formats usable to stakeholders and will generate high-quality, peer-reviewed data to fill high-priority gaps in existing knowledge. CSS will address this objective by integrating data across research activities. CSS intends to be the “first-stop-shop” for chemical information needed by EPA partners, stakeholders, and the public and will incorporate user feedback in designing the supporting information systems and user interfaces.
Objective 2: Develop Tools and Models for Chemical Evaluation. CSS will develop and apply rapid, efficient, and effective tools and models to enhance and facilitate chemical safety evaluations. CSS will combine different types of data in ways to characterize impacts of chemicals to human health and the environment.
Objective 3: Promote Complex Systems Understanding. CSS research activities will investigate the emergent properties of complex chemical-biological systems by probing how disturbances and changes in one part affect the entire system. By forming a detailed understanding of systems behavior, CSS research will expand predictive capabilities to anticipate and inform future chemical safety challenges, including chemical and biological extrapolation, as well as extrapolation across biological levels of organization.
Objective 4: Translate and Actively Deliver. Solutions-driven research is emphasized throughout the CSS research portfolio. CSS will focus on the delivery, demonstration, and application of CSS data, tools, and models through case studies and partner engagement to inform immediate, high-priority needs. By engaging early and often, and with continued engagement after delivery of science products, CSS will promote the mutual understanding of needs and solutions, thereby enhancing the impact of CSS research products.
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2019-2022
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No
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English
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No