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IRIS Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane (External Review Draft, 2009)
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- IRIS Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane (External Review Draft) (Pdf) (PDF) (276 pp, 2 MB, about PDF)
- Charge to External Peer Reviewers (PDF) (3 pp, 18 KB, about PDF)
- Consolidated Comments from the External Peer Review (Final) (PDF) (69 pp, 335 KB, about PDF)
Public Comments
Comments on the assessment may be submitted and reviewed using the e-Government Regulations.gov Web site. From the site, select Environmental Protection Agency and the key word EPA- HQ-ORD-2009-0210 (for the docket ID).
Background
The draft Toxicological Review of 1,4-dioxane provides scientific support and rationale for the hazard and dose-response assessment pertaining to chronic exposure to 1,4-dioxane. 1,4-Dioxane is commonly used as a solvent, cleaning agent, chemical stabilizer, surface coatings, adhesive agent, and an ingredient in chemical manufacture. Human health risk concerns for 1,4-dioxane are primarily related to exposure from drinking, ground, and surface waters, although these exposure concerns have not been well characterized.
This assessment contains the derivation of a chronic reference dose and cancer oral slope factor.
This assessment contains the derivation of a chronic reference dose and cancer oral slope factor.
History/Chronology
| Aug 1988 | EPA released the assessment for 1,4-Dioxane. |
| Oct 2003 | The IRIS reassessment of 1,4-dioxane was initiated. |
| May 2009 | EPA released an external review draft for public review and comment. |
| Jun 2009 | EPA announced a public listening session to be held July 6, 2009 and an external peer review workshop to be held on August 17, 2009 for the draft review report. A correction notice was posted on June 17, 2009 to confirm the listening session date as July 6, 2009. |
| Nov 2009 | EPA releases the comments from the public comment period and external review workshop. |
Next Steps
Following external peer review of the report, the final assessment will be posted to the IRIS database.
Citation
U.S. EPA. IRIS Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane (External Review Draft, 2009). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/635/R-09/005A, 2009.