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The Department has formed a Peer Review Committee, comprised of scientific experts outside the Department, to provide technical review of the Department’s methodology to derive revisions to the human health-based criteria that are part of the current Triennial Review of surface water quality standards. The technical review will include discussion on the probabilistic approach taken by the Department, toxicological input variables, exposure input variables, landings adjustment for fish consumption, appropriate risk levels, and appropriate duration expression of the proposed criteria. This public meeting is a follow-up to public workshops held in May, July, and August, 2012.