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1 (1) develop and improve methodologies for the 



2 comparison of risks to public health and natural 



3 ecosystems, including risks resulting from contami- 



4 nation of different environmental media; 



5 (2) facilitate the monitoring of pollutants and 



6 contaminants discharged to the environment; 



7 (3) identify and develop methodologies for as- 



8 sessing and reducing risks to natural ecosystems; 



9 (4) develop and improve methodologies for the 



10 assessment of noncancer risks to public health and 



1 1 the integrated assessment of cancer and noncancer 



12 health risks; 



13 (5) support any other activities of the Agency 



14 relating to the identification, assessment, or com- 



15 parison of risks to public health and natural 



16 ecosystems resulting from contamination of the envi- 



17 ronment; and 



18 (6) develop improved methodologies for evaluat- 



19 ing (both quantitatively and qualitatively) the bene- 



20 fits, of ecological protection activities, including im- 



21 proved methods to value natural resources and to ac- 



22 count for long-term environmental effects in the eco- 



23 nomic analvsis of the Agency. 



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