Environmental Assessment
IRIS Toxicological Review of Cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds (Interagency Science Discussion Draft)
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Report Information
On September 29, 2009, the IRIS Summary and Toxicological Review of Cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds was finalized and loaded onto the IRIS database. The Toxicological Review of Cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds was reviewed internally by EPA, by other federal agencies and White House Offices, by expert external peer reviewers, and by the public. In the new IRIS process, introduced by the EPA Administrator, all written comments on IRIS assessments submitted by other federal agencies and White House Offices will be made publicly available. Accordingly, interagency comments and the interagency draft of the Cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds IRIS assessment are posted on this site.
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Background
This assessment contains the derivation of a chronic reference concentration, as well as a cancer characterization.
History/Chronology
| 2005 | EPA began developing the Toxicological Review of cerium oxide and cerium compounds. |
| May 2008 | EPA released an External Review Draft for public comment and review. |
| May 2008 | EPA announced the external peer review panel meeting in a May 6, 2008, Federal Register Notice. |
| Sep 2009 | EPA hosted an interagency science discussion on the draft IRIS Summary and Toxicological Review of Cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds. These comments are provided on this web site. |
| Sep 2009 | EPA released the Final Toxicological Review (PDF) and accompanying Summary for Cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds to the IRIS Web site. |
Next Steps
Citation
Downloads
- Toxicological Review of Cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds (Interagency Science Discussion Draft) (PDF) (116 pp, 663 KB, about PDF)
- IRIS Summary for Cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds (Interagency Science Discussion Draft) (PDF) (16 pp, 177 KB, about PDF)
- OMB Comments IRIS Summary and Toxicological Review of [cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds (Interagency Science Discussion Drafts) (PDF) (2 pp, 16 KB, about PDF)