Chemical Assessments: Agencies Coordinate Activities, but Additional Action Could Enhance Efforts

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By Steve D. Morris (au)
Year: 2014
Pages: 64
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-5867-3

Product Code: 1457858673

Description

With thousands of chemicals in commercial use in the U.S., decision makers rely on toxicity assessment information to examine the risks these substances may pose. Several key federal agencies -- including the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Nat. Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Nat. Toxicology Program (NTP), and Occupational Safety and Health Admin. (OSHA) -- as well as state agencies, assess the toxicity of chemicals. This report (1) describes the chemical toxicity assessment activities selected federal and state agencies undertake; (2) assesses the extent to which these federal agencies' chemical toxicity assessment activities are fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative; and (3) assesses the extent to which these federal and state agencies coordinate their chemical toxicity assessment activities and challenges in doing so. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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