Frequently Asked Questions

How were these environmental measurement methods chosen?

Some of the measurement methods on the Environmental Measurement Methods Page -searchable menu originated from a 2009 EPA review of measurement tools available to communities for conducting exposure and cumulative risk assessments. Since then, USET has continued to update and add measurement methods and included top federal resources and citizen science data on this page. If there are additional environmental measurement methods or citizen science resources you would like to share with other Tribal Nations by adding them to Tribal-FERST, please contact us with your suggestions and information.

Medina-Vera M, et al. An overview of measurement tools available to communities for conducting exposure and cumulative risk assessments. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (2010) 20, 359–370.