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IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) (Preliminary Assessment Materials)
EPA hosted an IRIS public science meeting on April 23, 2014, to provide an opportunity for the public to give input and participate in an open discussion regarding preliminary materials that were prepared for the IRIS chemical, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), prior to the development of the draft assessment.
Citation:
U.S. EPA. IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) (Preliminary Assessment Materials). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/635/R-13/235, 2014.
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Description:
In March 2014, EPA released the draft literature searches and associated search strategies, evidence tables, and exposure response arrays for HBCD to obtain input from stakeholders and the public prior to developing the draft IRIS assessment. Specifically, EPA was interested in comments on the following:
- Draft literature search strategies
- The approach for identifying studies
- The screening process for selecting pertinent studies
- The resulting list of pertinent studies
- Preliminary evidence tables
- The process for selecting studies to include in evidence tables
- The quality of the studies in the evidence tables
URLs/Downloads:
Scoping information, preliminary literature search, associated strategy and evidence tables for HBCD (PDF, 84 pp, 1319 KB, about PDF)Primary literature search references sorted by author (HBCD)
Literature selection process for the HBCD primary literature
IRIS April 2014 Bimonthly Meeting -- HBCD Presentations