TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sutton,Naomi
TI  - Chemical risk assessment activities in the U.S.: with overviews of Canada, Australia, and the WHO 
T2  - Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety
SN  - 9781634850599
AV  - KF3958 .C45 2016
U1  - 344.7304622 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Novinka
KW  - Chemicals
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - United States
KW  - LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S. WITH OVERVIEWS OF CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND THE WHO ; CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S. WITH OVERVIEWS OF CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND THE WHO ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 CHEMICAL ASSESSMENTS: AGENCIES COORDINATE ACTIVITIES, BUT ADDITIONAL ACTION COULD ENHANCE EFFORTS* ; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS ; WHAT GAO FOUND ; ABBREVIATIONS ; SELECTED FEDERAL AGENCIES UNDERTAKE DISTINCT CHEMICAL TOXICITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES, AND SELECTED STATES LARGELY RELY ON FEDERAL ASSESSMENTS; Federal Agencies' Chemical Toxicity Assessment Activities Are Driven by Agency Needs Derived from Statutory Requirements and Differ by Type and Purpose ATSDR ; EPA ; NTP ; OSHA ; NIOSH ; Selected States Largely Rely on Federal Chemical Toxicity Assessments ; SELECTED FEDERAL AGENCIES' CHEMICAL TOXICITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES ARE FRAGMENTED AND OVERLAPPING BUT ARE NOT DUPLICATIVE; Fragmentation ; Overlap ; Duplication ; SELECTED FEDERAL AGENCIES AND STATES COORDINATE THEIR CHEMICAL TOXICITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES AND REPORTED CROSS-CUTTING CHALLENGES; Selected Federal Agencies and States Coordinate Their Chemical Toxicity Assessment ActivitiesFederal Coordination ; State Use of Federal Chemical Toxicity Assessment Information and Coordination; Selected Federal Agencies and States Identified Cross-Cutting Challenges to Coordination ; The National Science and Technology Council Offers an Opportunity to Address Cross-Cutting Challenges ; CONCLUSION ; RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION ; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION ; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ; APPENDIX II: CHEMICAL INHALATION TOXICITY VALUES FOR SELECT AGENCIES ; End Notes; End Notes for Appendix I End Note for Appendix II ; Chapter 2 CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT: OBSERVATIONS ON HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT BY SELECTED FOREIGN PROGRAMS ; RESULTS IN BRIEF ; BACKGROUND ; FOREIGN PROGRAMS WE REVIEWED ASSESS THE HEALTH RISKS OF CHEMICALS USING SIMILAR ANALYTIC APPROACHES WHILE EMPHASIZING EITHER SCREENING ASSESSMENTS OR EXPERT REVIEW ; Programs Use Similar Analytic Approaches to Conduct Assessments ; Canada and Australia's Programs Emphasize Assessing a Large Number of Chemicals; WHO's IARC Monographs Programme and IPCS Emphasize Expert Review of Selected Chemicals CANADA HAS USED VARIOUS MEASURES TO MANAGE THE HUMAN HEALTH RISKS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS UNDER CEPA 1999 ; AGENCY AND THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS ; OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY ; INFORMATION FROM CANADA, AUSTRALIA, AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ABOUT SELECTED RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESSES ; 1. Canada's CMP ; Main Determination Made by Each Program's Assessments ; Criteria for Choosing What to Assess ; Involvement by External Experts, Stakeholders, or the Public ; 2. Australia's IMAP Framework
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