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Vocabulary Name	Publishing Organization	Topics
Modeling Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Office of the Science Advisor, Policy, and Engagement	Policy & Guidance, Science & Research	Description: Terms established to promote consistency and consensus among environmental model developers and users.
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment/Chemical and Pollutant Assessment Division	Health & Safety, Information Management/Systems, Science & Research	Description: This glossary contains definitions of terms used frequently in IRIS Program assessments and related materials. These definitions assumed that the user has some familiarity with risk assessment and health science.
Biocriteria Glossary	Office of Water/Office of Science and Technology	Policy & Guidance, Science & Research, Water	Description: Glossary for biological assessment and biological criteria
Core Ecosystem Services Research Program Standard Lexicon	Office of Research and Development/Ecosystem Services Research Program	Ecosystems, Science & Research	Description: A set of defined terms for consistent use in the Ecosystem Services Research Program. It provides the core ESRP terms with their preferred definitions.
Toxicity Testing and Risk Assessment Glossary	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention/Office of Pesticide Programs	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Science & Research	Description: Glossary terms used for the development and evaluation of new technologies in molecular, cellular, and computational sciences to supplement or replace more traditional methods of toxicity testing and risk assessment
Risk Assessment Glossary	Office of Research and Development	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Science & Research	Description: This glossary contains definitions of terms used in the Risk Assessment Portal.
Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology	Office of Research and Development	Science & Research, Water	Description: Terms, abbreviations and acronyms frequently used in Urban Watershed Management.
Ecological Risk Assessment Glossary of Terms	Region 5/Superfund Division	Science & Research	Description: Terms that are useful for understanding Ecological Risk Assessments
Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO) Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment	Health & Safety, Information Management/Systems, Science & Research	Description: This glossary will help you understand the terms and concepts used in HERO in the areas of library and information science and databases.
Lifecycle Assessment Principles and Practices Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response	Policy & Guidance, Science & Research	Description: Glossary of terms from the Life Cycle Assessment: Principles and Practices report (EPA/600/R-06/060).
Great Lakes: Quality Management Training - Data Review Glossary	Region 5/Great Lakes National Program Office	Ecosystems, Policy & Guidance, Science & Research, Water	Description: Glossary of data review and related terms used for the Great Lakes Quality Management Training Modules.
CADDIS Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment	Information Management/Systems, Policy & Guidance, Science & Research	Description: This glossary contains the terms and acronyms used in CADDIS. Some terms that are complex or controversial are discussed at length in Causal Concepts.
CADDIS: Causal Concepts	Office of Research and Development/Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment	Information Management/Systems, Policy & Guidance, Science & Research	Description: Explains how these concepts are addressed within the CADDIS methodology.
Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Glossary of Terms	Office of Research and Development/Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Information Management/Systems, Science & Research	Description: Glossary of terms used in the Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Guide
Environmental Geophysics Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment	Science & Research	Description: Glossary of geophysical terms related to environmental applications.
Environmental Modeling and Assessment Program (EMAP) Master Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment/Health and Environmental Effects Assessment Division	Science & Research	Description: Terms that describe EMAP's conceptual framework, research, and field work.
Exposure Factors Handbook Glossary	Office of Research and Development /Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment	Health & Safety, Science & Research	Description: Glossary of relevant terms from ORD Exposure Factors Handbook, a summary of the available statistical data on various factors used in assessing human exposure.
Glossary: Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources	Office of Research and Development	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Science & Research, Water	Description: Glossary of terms used in the Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing of Drinking Water Resources: Progress Report (December 2012) (EPA/601/R-12/011)
Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) Glossary	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention/Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety, Science & Research	Description: Definitions of key terms related to the Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators Model (RSEI).
CMAQ Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Center Environmental Measurement and Modeling/Atmospheric and Environmental Systems Modeling Division	Air, Science & Research	Description: Glossary of terms to support the CMAQ model microsite.
Forum on Environmental Measurements (FEM) Glossary	Office of Research and Development/Office of Science Advisor, Policy and Engagement	Policy & Guidance, Science & Research	Description: Terms that are commonly used in association with detection, quantitation, and calibration in environmental laboratories.
Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program Glossary	Office of Research and Development	Science & Research
EPA Public Access Glossary	Office of Research and Development	Information Management/Systems, Science & Research	Description: This glossary is to support the public access to peer-reviewed scholarly publications and the digital data underlying the publications resulting from EPA-funded scientific research.
EPA ExpoBox Terminology	Office of Research and Development	Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Ecosystems, Land, Waste, & Cleanup, Science & Research	Description: Definitions for terms referenced on the EPA-Expo-Box website. Definitions were obtained from multiple sources. Sources include the Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Edition and the 1992 Guidelines for Exposure Assessment, among others.
Web Taxonomy-Research,Analysis & Technology Topics	Office of Mission Support/Office of Information Management/Information Access and Analytic Services Division	Information Management/Systems, Science & Research	Description: Topical terms that describe various aspects of research, data analysis and types of technologies.
Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment	Office of Water/Office of Science and Technology	Health & Safety, Policy & Guidance, Science & Research, Water	Description: This Thesaurus is a compendium of risk assessment terms found in frameworks, methodologies, and assessments.

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