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Project Title:
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Review of the IRIS Process
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PIN:
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DELS-BEST-11-04
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Environmental Studies & Toxicology
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RSO:
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Mantus, Ellen
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Environment and Environmental Studies
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Project Scope
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A committee of the National Research Council (NRC) will assess the scientific, technical, and process changes being implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). Specifically, the committee will review the IRIS process and the changes being implemented or planned by EPA and will recommend modifications or additional changes as appropriate to improve the scientific and technical performance of the IRIS program. The committee will focus on the development of the IRIS assessments rather than the review process that follows draft development. Because several reviews of IRIS assessments have expressed concerns about EPA’s weight-of-evidence analyses, the committee will review current methods for evidence-based reviews and recommend approaches for weighing scientific evidence for chemical hazard and dose-response assessments.
The project is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The approximate start date for the project is 4/26/2012
A report will be issued at the end of the project in approximately 24 months
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Project Duration:
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24 months
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