Download the MARSSIM Manual and Resources
For information on the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory Committee’s solicitation for additional expertise to review MARSSIM Revision 2, please visit the webpage for the Federal Register Notice.
The Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) provides detailed guidance on how to demonstrate that a site is in compliance with a radiation dose- or riskThe probability of injury, disease or death from exposure to a hazard. Radiation risk may refer to all excess cancers caused by radiation exposure (incidence risk) or only excess fatal cancers (mortality risk). Risk may be expressed as a percent, a fraction, or a decimal value. For example, a 1% excess risk of cancer incidence is the same as a 1 in a hundred (1/100) risk or a risk of 0.01.-based regulation. MARSSIM focuses on the demonstration of compliance during the final status survey following scoping, characterization and any necessary remedial actions. Learn more about the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM).
MARSSIM, Revision 1 (August 2000), including the June 2001 updates, is available in electronic format only.
Below you can download an electronic copy of MARSSIM, Revision 1 and supporting documents.
Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) (pdf)
Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual, Revision 2 (Public Comment Draft) (dated May 2020, EPA-SAB-22-001)
MARSSIM, Revision 1, CORRECTIONS (pdf)
MARSSIM: Availability of Reference Materials (pdf)
MARSSIM: Table of Contents (pdf)
MARSSIM: Cover Page and Spine (pdf)
MARSSIM: References, Regulations, & U.S. Code (pdf)