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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : UCSD:31822036289593
Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee to Review the IRIS Process
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309304177
The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is a program within the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that is responsible for developing toxicologic assessments of environmental contaminants. An IRIS assessment contains hazard identifications and dose-response assessments of various chemicals related to cancer and noncancer outcomes. Although the program was created to increase consistency among toxicologic assessments within the agency, federal, state, and international agencies and other organizations have come to rely on IRIS assessments for setting regulatory standards, establishing exposure guidelines, and estimating risks to exposed populations. Over the last decade, the National Research Council (NRC) has been asked to review some of the more complex and challenging IRIS assessments, including those of formaldehyde, dioxin, and tetrachloroethylene. In 2011, an NRC committee released its review of the IRIS formaldehyde assessment. Like other NRC committees that had reviewed IRIS assessments, the formaldehyde committee identified deficiencies in the specific assessment and more broadly in some of EPA's general approaches and specific methods. Although the committee focused on evaluating the IRIS formaldehyde assessment, it provided suggestions for improving the IRIS process and a roadmap for its revision in case EPA decided to move forward with changes to the process. Congress directed EPA to implement the report's recommendations and then asked the National Research Council to review the changes that EPA was making (or proposing to make) in response to the recommendations. Review of EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Process provides an overview of some general issues associated with IRIS assessments. This report then addresses evidence identification and evaluation for IRIS assessments and discusses evidence integration for hazard evaluation and methods for calculating reference values and unit risks. The report makes recommendations and considerations for future directions. Overall, Review of EPA's Integrated Risk Information System Process finds that substantial improvements in the IRIS process have been made, and it is clear that EPA has embraced and is acting on the recommendations in the NRC formaldehyde report. The recommendations of this report should be seen as building on the progress that EPA has already made.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : OCLC:1090203765
Author : United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 197619072X
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) contains EPA's scientific position on the potential human health effects of exposure to more than 540 chemicals. IRIS is a critical component of EPA's capacity to support scientifically sound environmental decisions, policies, and regulations. GAO was asked to examine (1) the outcome of steps EPA has taken to ensure that IRIS contains current, credible chemical risk information, to address the backlog of ongoing assessments, and to respond to new requirements from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and (2) the potential effects of planned changes to the IRIS assessment process on EPA's ability to ensure that IRIS provides current, credible risk information. To do this work, GAO reviewed and analyzed EPA data and interviewed officials at relevant agencies.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011). Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Computers
ISBN : MINN:31951D035563557
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science and state
ISBN : UCR:31210023433939
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007-2011)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Science and state
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050570816
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Automobile repair shops
ISBN : UIUC:30112112946311
Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee to Review EPA's Draft IRIS Assessment of Formaldehyde
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309211963
Formaldehyde is ubiquitous in indoor and outdoor air, and everyone is exposed to formaldehyde at some concentration daily. Formaldehyde is used to produce a wide array of products, particularly building materials; it is emitted from many sources, including power plants, cars, gas and wood stoves, and cigarettes; it is a natural product in come foods; and it is naturally present in the human body as a metabolic intermediate. Much research has been conducted on the health effects of exposure to formaldehyde, including effects on the upper airway, where formaldehyde is deposited when inhaled, and effects on tissues distant from the site of initial contact. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released noncancer and cancer assessments of formaldehyde for its Intergated Risk Information System (IRIS) in 1990 and 1991, respectively. The agency began reassessing formaldehyde in 1998 and released a draft IRIS assessment in June 2010. Given the complexity of the issues and the knowledge that the assessment will be used as the basis of regulatory decisions, EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct an independent scientific review of the draft IRIS assessment. In this report, the Committee to Review EPA's Draft IRIS Assessment of Formaldehyde first addresses some general issues associated with the draft IRIS assessment. The committee next focuses on questions concerning specific aspects of the draft assessment, including derivation of the reference concentrations and the cancer unit risk estimates for formaldehyde. The committee closes with recommendations for improving the IRIS assessment of formaldehyde and provides some general comments on the IRIS development process.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Health risk assessment
ISBN : UOM:39015043186363
Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Improving Risk Analysis Approaches Used by the U.S. EPA
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309120463
Risk assessment has become a dominant public policy tool for making choices, based on limited resources, to protect public health and the environment. It has been instrumental to the mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as other federal agencies in evaluating public health concerns, informing regulatory and technological decisions, prioritizing research needs and funding, and in developing approaches for cost-benefit analysis. However, risk assessment is at a crossroads. Despite advances in the field, risk assessment faces a number of significant challenges including lengthy delays in making complex decisions; lack of data leading to significant uncertainty in risk assessments; and many chemicals in the marketplace that have not been evaluated and emerging agents requiring assessment. Science and Decisions makes practical scientific and technical recommendations to address these challenges. This book is a complement to the widely used 1983 National Academies book, Risk Assessment in the Federal Government (also known as the Red Book). The earlier book established a framework for the concepts and conduct of risk assessment that has been adopted by numerous expert committees, regulatory agencies, and public health institutions. The new book embeds these concepts within a broader framework for risk-based decision-making. Together, these are essential references for those working in the regulatory and public health fields.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Hazardous substances
ISBN : UOM:39015041608590
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000-06-22
Category : Administrative law
ISBN : UIUC:30112047465833
Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water, Fish Contaminant Section
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fish as food
ISBN : UCR:31210025590371
Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Environmental risk assessment
ISBN : 9781428904811
