IRIS Toxicological Review of Cerium Oxide and Cerium Compounds (External Review Draft)
Federal Register Notices
Contact
- Martin Gehlhaus
- by phone at: 703-347-8579
- by email at: gehlhaus.martin@epa.gov
- by email at: gehlhaus.martin@epa.gov
Notice
EPA announces the release of the Toxicological Review of cerium oxide and cerium compounds and notice of the External Peer Review Panel Meeting in the May 6, 2007 Federal Register Notice. This draft assessment is provided for public viewing and comment. Public comments received on the Toxicological Review during the public comment period will be provided to the external peer reviewers for their consideration during the External Peer Review Panel Meeting. Any comments not received within the requested time period will be considered by EPA in their revisions.
EPA is conducting a peer review of the scientific basis supporting the human health hazard and dose-response assessment of cerium oxide and cerium compounds that will appear on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.Background
This assessment contains the derivation of a chronic reference concentration and a cancer characterization.
History/Chronology
2005 | EPA began reviewing the Tox Assessment of cerium oxide and cerium compounds. |
May 2008 | EPA releases the draft document for an external peer review. |
Next Steps
Downloads/Related Links
This download(s) is distributed solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. It has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency determination or policy.
- Toxicological Review of Cerium Oxide (External Review Draft) (PDF) (88 pp, 460 KB, about PDF)
- Charge to External Peer Reviewers (PDF) (3 pp, 21 KB, about PDF)
- Listening Session Announcement
- Consolidated Comments from the External Peer Review (Final) (PDF) (42 pp, 327 KB, about PDF)
Related Link(s)
- External Peer Review of Bio-Research Labs (1994) Final Report (PDF) (23 pp, 176 KB, about PDF)
- Prinicipal Study: Bio-Research Labs 1994 (PDF) (1360 pp, 25 MB, about PDF)
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