Środowisko i energia · 23/06/2010

Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments

On May 21, 2010, EPA released the draft report entitled, "EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments" (EPA/600/R-10/038A) for independent external review, and public review and comment (75 FR 28610). Written comments on the draft report were to be submitted to EPA by August 19, 2010 (a 90-day public comment period). Since release, the Agency has received several requests for additional time to submit comments. In response to these requests, the EPA is extending the public comment period another 30 days until September 20, 2010 (a 120-day public comment period). This draft report responds to the key recommendations and comments included in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 2006 report. In addition, it includes new analyses on potential human effects that may result from exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). These analyses have not been in previous versions of draft reports related to EPA's dioxin reassessment activity. This draft report is now considered to be under EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program, and thus, the new IRIS process announced in May 2009 (http: // www.epa.gov/iris/process/) is bei