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Considerations for Developing Alternative Health Risk Assessment Approaches for Addressing Multiple Chemicals, Exposures and Effect (External Review Draft)
EPA announced the release of the EPA document, Considerations for Developing Alternative Health Risk Assessment Approaches for Addressing Multiple Chemicals, Exposures and Effect (External Review Draft), in the March 31 Federal Register Notice.
EPA announced the Peer review workshop for review of this document will be held May 25 and 26, 2006 in the May 4 Federal Register Notice.
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Considerations for Developing Alternative Health Risk Assessment Approaches for Addressing Multiple Chemicals, Exposures and Effect (External Review Draft). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-06/014A, 2006.
Impact/Purpose:
This goal of this report is to present concepts that could assist in the development of guidance. It presents risk assessment approaches and information on a subset of issues that are identified in the 2003 Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment.
Description:
This report is not guidance but rather a presentation of concepts that could assist the development of guidance. It presents risk assessment approaches and information on a subset of issues that are identified in the 2003 Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment. The sequence of procedural steps suggested in this report is designed to emphasize the links between the exposed population and the multiple factors being addressed. The audience for this report is anyone involved in chemical risk assessment who needs to address the joint impact of multiple chemicals, exposures and effects.
URLs/Downloads:
FR NOTICE: MAY 4, 2006
FR NOTICE: MARCH 31, 2006
U.S. EPA. 2000. Supplementary Guidance for Conducting Health Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Risk Assessment Forum, Washington, DC. EPA/630/R-00/002
Considerations for Developing Alternative Health Risk Assessment Approaches for Addressing Multiple Chemicals, Exposures and Effect (External Review Draft) (PDF, 384 pp, 2821 KB, about PDF)
2003 Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment
Considerations for Developing Alternative Health Risk Assessment Approaches for Addressing Multiple Chemicals, Exposures and Effects External Review Draft (2006) - Introductory Talk
External Peer Review Workshop for Considerations for Developing Alternative Health Risk Assessment Approaches for Addressing Multiple Chemicals, Exposures and Effects May 25-26, 2006 (PDF, 79 pp, 656 KB, about PDF)