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IRIS Toxicological Review of Naphthalene (2004, External Review Draft, Update)
[Jul 2004] EPA released the comments from the public comment period and external review workshop.
Citation:
U.S. EPA. IRIS Toxicological Review of Naphthalene (2004, External Review Draft, Update). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, NCEA-S-1707, 2004.
Impact/Purpose:
The purpose of this Toxicological Review is to provide scientific support and rationale for the hazard and dose-response assessment in IRIS pertaining to chronic exposure to naphthalene. It is not intended to be a comprehensive treatise on the chemical or toxicological nature of naphthalene.
Description:
[Update Jun 2004] This document contains revision of the inhalation cancer assessment and other selected text from the 1998 draft as indicated:
Sections of this document pertaining to the inhalation cancer assessment are presented as draft for external peer review purposes only and do not constitute U.S. Environmental Protection Agency policy. These sections are indicated by highlighting. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. Note to reviewers: Please review the highlighted sections.
EPA is conducting a peer review and public comment of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of naphthalene that when finalized will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.
URLs/Downloads:
Toxicological Review of Naphthalene - Revised June 2004 - (Inhalation cancer assessment and other selected text, as indicated) (PDF, 129 pp, 535 KB, about PDF)IRIS SUMMARY OF THE REASSESSMENT OF THE INHALATION CARCINOGENICITY OF NAPHTHALENE (EXTERNAL REVIEW DRAFT) (PDF, 28 pp, 200 KB, about PDF)
Charge to External Reviewers for the IRIS Reassessment of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Naphthalene June 2004 (PDF, NA pp, 67 KB, about PDF)
Consolidated Comments from the External Peer Review (Final) (PDF, 30 pp, 221 KB, about PDF)
FR NOTICE: JUL 7, 2004
