Science Inventory

IRIS Toxicological Review of Ammonia Noncancer Inhalation (Interagency Science Discussion Draft)

Citation:

U.S. EPA. IRIS Toxicological Review of Ammonia Noncancer Inhalation (Interagency Science Discussion Draft). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/635/R-16/098, 2016.

Impact/Purpose:

EPA is undertaking an Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) health assessment for ammonia. IRIS is an EPA database containing Agency scientific positions on potential adverse human health effects that may result from chronic (or lifetime) exposure to chemicals in the environment. IRIS contains chemical-specific summaries of qualitative and quantitative health information in support of two steps of the risk assessment paradigm, i.e., hazard identification and dose-response evaluation. IRIS assessments are used in combination with specific situational exposure assessment information to evaluate potential public health risk associated with environmental contaminants.

Description:

In September 2016, EPA finalized the IRIS assessment of Ammonia (Noncancer Inhalation). The Toxicological Review was reviewed internally by EPA and by other federal agencies and White House Offices before public release in June 2016. Consistent with the May 2009 IRIS assessment development process, all written comments on IRIS assessments submitted by other federal agencies and White House Offices are made publicly available. Accordingly, interagency comments and the interagency science discussion materials provided to other agencies, including interagency review drafts of the IRIS Toxicological Review of Ammonia (Noncancer Inhalation) are posted on this site.

Note: No major science comments were received on the Interagency Science Discussion Draft.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( IRIS ASSESSMENT)
Product Published Date:09/25/2016
Record Last Revised:09/20/2016
OMB Category:Influential
Record ID: 306690