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Chemical assessments : low productivity and new interagency review process limit the usefulness and credibility of EPA's Integrated Risk Information System : report to Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate /

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) contains EPA's scientific position on the potential human health effects of exposure to more than 540 chemicals. IRIS is a critical component of EPA's capacity to support scientifically sound environ...

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Corporate Authors:	United States. Government Accountability Office, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
Subjects:	United States. > Environmental Protection Agency > Rules and practice. Chemicals > Law and legislation > United States. Integrated Risk Information System (U.S.) Hazardous substances > Law and legislation > United States. Health risk assessment > United States. Environmental risk assessment > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS111853

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