The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on November 30, 2021, the release of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) external peer review report of the Office of Research and Development (ORD) Staff Handbook for Developing Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Assessments (IRIS Handbook). EPA states that the IRIS Handbook provides standard operating procedures for staffers developing IRIS assessments and includes systematic review...
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November 25, 2020
EPA Seeks Comment on Supplemental Analysis to Draft Risk Evaluation of 1,4-Dioxane
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on November 20, 2020, the availability of a supplemental analysis to the draft risk evaluation of 1,4-dioxane under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 85 Fed. Reg. 74341. EPA states that it developed the supplemental analysis in response to public and peer review comments on the draft risk evaluation. The supplemental analysis includes eight consumer uses, including surface cleaners, laundry/dishwashing detergents, and...
March 25, 2019
EPA Releases 24 Study Reports Used to Develop the Draft Risk Evaluation for C.I. PV 29
On March 22, 2019, the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum stating that it was releasing 24 studies in the Colour Index (C.I.) Pigment Violet (PV) 29 docket (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0604) that were reviewed by EPA to develop its Draft Risk Evaluation for C.I. PV 29. EPA states that these studies are being made available to the public prior to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) expert panel peer...