Patricia Cirone, PhD

Dr. Patricia Cirone retired from the U.S. Environmental Protection, Region 10 (USEPA) in 2006 where she served as the Chief of the Risk Evaluation Unit for over 20 years. Since retiring Dr. Cirone has been an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and a consultant with Ridolfi, Inc. She has been a lecturer on human health risk assessment in South Africa for the South African National Institute of Occupational Health and Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa, a member of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality ODEQ Human Health Water Quality Criteria Focus Group, and a reviewer for State of Washington Department of Ecology technical report on fish consumption.

Risk Assessment is a process for determining the likelihood of disease, injury, or death to plants, animals, humans, and the environment. The scientific principles learned through the study of toxicology and environmental science are integral to understanding the probability or risk of harmful events. The outcome of these assessments is offered as advice to environmental regulators and the general public. The studies offered by Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences are integral to improving the scientific evidence of harmful events as well as the practical implications for the health and welfare of people and their environment.