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IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic (Cancer) (Interagency Science Consultation Draft, 2009)
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 science consultation draft of the IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic (Cancer) and the charge to external peer reviewers are posted on this site.
Citation:
IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic (Cancer) (Interagency Science Consultation Draft, 2009). 1999.
Impact/Purpose:
This draft IRIS health assessment addresses only cancer human health effects that may result from chronic exposure to this chemical. An assessment of noncancer health effects of inorganic arsenic will be released for external peer review and public comment at a later date.
Description:
On February 19, 2010, the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic (Cancer) external review draft document and the charge to external peer reviewers were released for public review and comment. The draft document and the charge to external peer reviewers were reviewed internally by EPA and by other federal agencies and White House Offices before public release. 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 science consultation draft of the Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic and the charge to external peer reviewers are posted on this site.
URLs/Downloads:
IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic (Interagency Science Consultation Draft) (PDF, 429 pp, 3137 KB, about PDF)OMB comments on the IRIS Tox Review of Inorganic Arsenic (Cancer) (PDF, 5 pp, 79 KB, about PDF)
DOD comments on the IRIS Tox Review of Inorganic Arsenic (Cancer) (PDF, 4 pp, 30 KB, about PDF)