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IRIS Toxicological Review of Chlordecone (Interagency Science Discussion Draft)
As per the May 21, 2009, 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 IRIS assessment have been posted on this site.
Citation:
U.S. EPA. IRIS Toxicological Review of Chlordecone (Interagency Science Discussion Draft). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 2009.
Impact/Purpose:
The draft Toxicological Review of chlordecone provides scientific support and rationale for the hazard identification and dose-response assessment pertaining to chronic exposure to chlordecone.
Description:
On September 22, 2009, the IRIS Summary and Toxicological Review of chlordecone was finalized and loaded onto the IRIS database. The Toxicological Review of chlordecone 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 chlordecone IRIS assessment are posted on this site.
URLs/Downloads:
Toxicological Review of chlordecone (Interagency Science Discussion Draft) (PDF, 183 pp, 2420 KB, about PDF)IRIS Summary for chlordecone (Interagency Science Discussion Draft) (PDF, 19 pp, 259 KB, about PDF)
OMB Comments of the IRIS Summary and Toxicological Review of chlordecone (Interagency Science Discussion Drafts) (PDF, 1 pp, 21 KB, about PDF)