Environmental Assessment
IRIS Toxicological Review of Bromobenzene (External Review Draft)
IRIS Toxicological Review of Bromobenzene (External Review Draft)
Note: EPA has updated this document, but this version is provided as a courtesy to the public as a matter of public record.
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EPA is announcing the release of the Toxicological Review of Bromobenzene and notice of the External Peer Review Panel Meeting in a June 14, 2007 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 the peer reviewers prior to the meeting for their consideration. Any comments not received within the requested time period will be considered by EPA in their revisions.
EPA has conducted a peer review of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of Bromobenzene that will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database. Peer review is meant to ensure that science is used credibly and appropriately in derivation of the dose-response assessments and toxicological characterization.Background
History/Chronology
2003 | The bromobenzene IRIS assessment was initiated in 2003. Bromobenzene was nominated for assessment by the IRIS Program because it appears on the Office of Water's Contaminant Candidate List (CCL). It has also been detected at Superfund sites. An assessment for bromobenzene is not currently on IRIS. |
Jun 2007 | EPA released the external review draft for the Toxicological Review of Bromobenzene. |
Aug 2007 | An external peer review panel workshop was hosted by an independent contractor to review the draft document. |
Sep 2009 | EPA released the Final Toxicological Review (PDF) (123 pp, 764K) and accompanying Summary for Bromobenzene to the IRIS Web site. |
Next Steps
Downloads/Related Links
- Toxicological Review of Bromobenzene (External Review Draft) (PDF) (134 pp, 896 KB, about PDF)
- Charge to External Peer Reviewers (PDF) (3 pp, 40 KB, about PDF)
- Consolidated Comments from the External Peer Review (Final) (PDF) (36 pp, 187 KB, about PDF)
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