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IRIS Toxicological Review of Chlordecone (Kepone) (External Review Draft)
[9/22/09] 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 chlordecone (kepone) IRIS assessment will be available on this website on or before October 14, 2009.
[1/24/08] EPA announces the release of the Toxicological Review of Chlordecone (Kepone) and notice of the External Peer Review Panel Meeting in the January 24, 2008 Federal Register Notice. This draft assessment is provided for public viewing and comment. Public comments received on the Toxicological Review within the external review period (next 60 days) will be provided to peer reviewers prior to the External Peer Review Panel Meeting for their consideration. Any comments not received within the requested time period will be considered by EPA in their future revisions.
Citation:
U.S. EPA. IRIS Toxicological Review of Chlordecone (Kepone) (External Review Draft). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/635/R-07/004.
Impact/Purpose:
EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external review draft human health hazard and dose-response assessment of chlordecone that will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database
Description:
EPA conducted a peer review of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of chlordecone that will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.
URLs/Downloads:
FR: Jan 24, 2008
Toxicological Review of CHLORDECONE (KEPONE) (CAS No. 143-50-0) In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) (PDF, 133 pp, 1066 KB, about PDF)
Charge for External Peer Review Panel Members (PDF, 3 pp, 18 KB, about PDF)
Consolidated Comments from the External Peer Review (Final) (PDF, 45 pp, 179 KB, about PDF)