IRIS Toxicological Review of Cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds (External Review Draft)
Note: EPA has updated this document, but this version is provided as a courtesy to the public as a matter of public record.
Federal Register Notices
Contact
- Martin Gehlhaus
- by phone at: 703-347-8579
- by email at: gehlhaus.martin@epa.gov
Notice
[09/25/09] UPDATE: As per the new IRIS process, all comments received from federal agencies and White House offices on draft IRIS assessments will be made publicly available. Accordingly, interagency comments and the interagency draft of the cerium oxide and cerium compounds IRIS assessment will be available on this website on or before October 14, 2009.
[05/06/07] EPA announces the release of the Toxicological Review of cerium oxide and cerium compounds and notice of the External Peer Review Panel Meeting in the May 6, 2007 Federal Register Notice. This draft assessment is provided for public viewing and comment. Public comments received on the Toxicological Review during the public comment period will be provided to the external peer reviewers for their consideration during the External Peer Review Panel Meeting. Any comments not received within the requested time period will be considered by EPA in their revisions.
Background
This assessment contains the derivation of a chronic reference concentration and a cancer characterization.
History/Chronology
| 2005 | EPA began reviewing the Tox Assessment of cerium oxide and cerium compounds. |
| May 2007 | EPA announces the external peer review panel meeting in a May 6, 2007 Federal Register Notice. |
| May 2008 | EPA releases the draft document for an external peer review. |
| Sep 2009 | EPA released the Final Toxicological Review (PDF) (118 pp, 703K) and accompanying Summary for Cerium Oxides to the IRIS Web site. |
Next Steps
Downloads/Related Links
This download(s) is distributed solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. It has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency determination or policy.
- Toxicological Review of Cerium Oxide (External Review Draft) (PDF) (88 pp, 460 KB, about PDF)
- Charge to External Peer Reviewers (PDF) (3 pp, 21 KB, about PDF)
- Listening Session Announcement
- Consolidated Comments from the External Peer Review (Final) (PDF) (42 pp, 327 KB, about PDF)
Related Link(s)
- External Peer Review of Bio-Research Labs (1994) Final Report (PDF) (23 pp, 176 KB, about PDF)
- Prinicipal Study: Bio-Research Labs 1994 (PDF) (1360 pp, 25 MB, about PDF)
Additional Information
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