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Exposure Assessment and Mitigation scientists determine which human populations may be exposed to pesticides and estimate those exposures. Populations of concern include individuals who come in contact with pesticides through the direct handling of pesticides, those entering pesticide treated areas, and bystanders or individuals who may indirectly come in contact with pesticides through ambient air, groundwater, or other sources. The exposure analysis includes occupational, residential, industrial, and institutional scenarios.

In addition, EAMP scientists develop exposure reduction methods when the assessments indicate unacceptable risks, review new and amended pesticide product labels, review proposals for research on developmental pesticides, recommend regulatory decisions on exposure significance issues, and review exposure studies involving human participants.

Within the Worker Health and Safety Branch, scientists from the Pesticide Illness Surveillance, Industrial Hygiene, and Exposure Monitoring programs, assist EAMP scientists in identifying and reporting exposure incidents, studying crop cultivation practices, and assessing exposure potential.