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IRIS Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde-Inhalation (External Review Draft, 2022)
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) announced the release their final report, Review of EPA's 2022 Draft Formaldehyde Assessment, which provides recommendations for improving its draft IRIS assessment. [NASEM Press Release Notice: Aug 9, 2023]
Citation:
U.S. EPA. IRIS Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde-Inhalation (External Review Draft, 2022). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/635/R-22/039, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
The draft Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde-Inhalation Assessment provides scientific support and rationale for the hazard and dose-response assessment pertaining to inhalation exposure to formaldehyde.
Description:
In April 2022, EPA publicly released the draft formaldehyde assessment for review and comment. The IRIS Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde-Inhalation provides the scientific support and rationale for the hazard and dose-response assessment of inhalation exposure to formaldehyde. An independent external scientific peer review managed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), under contract with EPA was completed in August 2023.
URLs/Downloads:
Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde-Inhalation (External Review Draft) (PDF, 789 pp, 14831 KB, about PDF)Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde-Inhalation, Supplemental Information (External Review Draft) (PDF, 1058 pp, 16650 KB, about PDF)
Assessment Overview for the Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde-Inhalation (PDF, 193 pp, 4737 KB, about PDF)
Final Charge Questions to Reviewers (June 2022) (PDF, 10 pp, 285 KB, about PDF)
NASEM Review of EPA's 2022 Draft Formaldehyde Assessment (Final Report)
NASEM Press Release: Aug 9. 2023
FR Notice: Apr 14, 2022
Docket for EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0396
Primary Literature Search References Sorted By Author (Formaldehyde)