Review of U.S. Epa's Ord Staff Handbook for Developing Iris Assessments: 2020 Version

by Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program develops human health assessments that focus on hazard identification and dose-response analyses for chemicals in the environment. The ORD Staff Handbook for Developing IRIS Assessments (the handbook) provides guidance to scientists who perform the IRIS assessments in order to foster consistency in the assessments and enhance transparency about the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309090881
• ISBN13: 9780309090889
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 110 Pages