Exposure Data Curation Using Dragon Online Flexible Forms

Data curation is particularly challenging when conducting exposure assessments. Because exposure assessment requires integration of input data and measured concentrations from diverse data streams, data collected are in non-standard formats and reflect variability in data reporting. However, gathering and annotating necessary data is a critical step in conducting systematic reviews and exposure and risk assessments. To this end, ICF has developed a flexible data extraction form in DRAGON ONLINE, a web based collaborative platform designed to support all components of systematic literature reviews and exposure and risk assessments. DRAGON ONLINE allows data elements evaluated across scientific studies to be standardized while maintaining the flexibility to extract and store data that is fit for purpose. Flexible data extraction forms can be quickly built to suit the needs of a particular assessment. The web based platforms allows multiple users to extract data simultaneously and maintains records of decisi...