"Further research is needed to assess the potential publichealth benefits and risks of electronic cigarettes and other novel tobacco products, " said Jennifer Haliski, an FDA spokeswoman.
By combining clinical, social and research data, researchers aim to identify more effective treatments, improve drug safety, assess risks to publichealth and study the causes of diseases and disability.
Out-of-service monitors and unchanged filters may reduce the quality and availability of critical data needed to assess radioactive threats to publichealth and the environment.
The Scottish government asked radiation scientists at the HPA late last year to assess the risks to publichealth from radioactive sources discovered at the beach.
As part of the CRI, the CDC and state publichealth personnel assess local emergency-management plans, protocols and capabilities for 72 Metropolitan Statistical Areas and four non-MSA large cities.