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Author | : United States. National Technical Information Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Chemicals |
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Author | : United States. Environmental Protection Agency |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : |
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Download CARA (Chemical Assessments and Related Activities) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Health and Environmental Assessment |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Hazardous substances |
ISBN | : |
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The Office of Health and Environmental Assessment (OHEA) is primarily responsible for providing EPA with a central capability for evaluating information on the health effects of toxic pollutants and for ensuring the consistency and technical competence of the Agency's risk assessment work. OHEA prepares a variety of documents in response to requests from other EPA offices. These documents are used in support of regulatory and enforcement decisions. Until these decisions are made, many of the documents are available only through the program offices for which the work was performed. Among the examples of documents in this category are Health and Environmental Effects Profiles, Drinking Water Criteria Documents, and some assessments prepared for the Office of Pesticide Programs. A bried description of document types is provided below. The attached list of chemicals is a compilation of assessments prepared, or in preparation, in OHEA and cover the period from 1980 to 1986.
Author | : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Health and Environmental Assessment |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 71 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : CARA (Computer system) |
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Author | : United States Government Accountability Office |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2017-10-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781977950116 |
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With thousands of chemicals in commercial use in the United States, decision makers rely on toxicity assessment information to examine the risks these substances may pose. Several key federal agencies-including ATSDR, EPA, NIOSH, NTP, and OSHA-as well as state agencies, assess the toxicity of chemicals. GAO was asked to review chemical toxicity assessment activities. This report (1) describes the chemical toxicity assessment activities selected federal and state agencies undertake; (2) assesses the extent to which these federal agencies' chemical toxicity assessment activities are fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative; and (3) assesses the extent to which these federal and state agencies coordinate their chemical toxicity assessment activities and challenges in doing so. GAO selected five key federal agencies that assess chemicals, and a nonprobability sample of agencies in 10 states that provide a range of assessment activities. GAO reviewed federal agency documentation and compiled summaries of chemical toxicity assessment activities and compared them with one another. GAO interviewed officials from these agencies, representatives from industry, and other stakeholders.
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Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Health risk assessment |
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Download Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2009-03-24 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0309120462 |
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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 | : Steve D. Morris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2014-12-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781457858673 |
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With thousands of chemicals in commercial use in the U.S., decision makers rely on toxicity assessment information to examine the risks these substances may pose. Several key federal agencies -- including the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Nat. Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Nat. Toxicology Program (NTP), and Occupational Safety and Health Admin. (OSHA) -- as well as state agencies, assess the toxicity of chemicals. This report (1) describes the chemical toxicity assessment activities selected federal and state agencies undertake; (2) assesses the extent to which these federal agencies' chemical toxicity assessment activities are fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative; and (3) assesses the extent to which these federal and state agencies coordinate their chemical toxicity assessment activities and challenges in doing so. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.
Author | : United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Environmental health |
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Download EPA Toxic Substances Program Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : United States Government Accountability Office |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2017-10-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781976420184 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) mission includes evaluating and regulating toxic chemicals. EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program is a chemical evaluation program that is a critical component of EPA's capacity to support scientifically sound environmental regulations and policies. The IRIS database contains EPA's scientific position on the potential human health effects of exposure to more than 540 chemicals. This testimony highlights GAO's work on toxic substances, focusing on (1) its March 2008 report, Chemical Assessments: Low Productivity and New Interagency Review Process Limit the Usefulness and Credibility of EPA's Integrated Risk Information System and (2) key changes to the IRIS assessment process EPA included in its revised IRIS assessment process released on April 10, 2008. It also highlights the findings of two GAO reports on EPA's regulation of toxic chemicals. For the IRIS report, GAO analyzed EPA data and interviewed officials at relevant agencies, including the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). For this testimony, GAO supplemented the IRIS report with a review of EPA's revised IRIS assessment process announced earlier this month. Given the importance of the IRIS program to EPA's ability to protect public health and the environment, Congress should consider requiring EPA to suspend its new process and develop one that is responsive to GAO's recommendations.