Discussion Forum: Identifying Priority Chemicals for Review and Assessment
Author:
US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Date Published:
8/2011
Description:
In 2011, EPA planned a two-step process to identify priority chemicals for review and assessment. In Step 1, EPA planed to use a specific set of data sources to identify candidate chemicals that meet one or more of these priority factors:1) Chemicals identified as potentially of concern for children’s health (e.g., chemicals with reproductive or developmental effects). 2) Chemicals identified as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT). 3) Chemicals identified as probable or known carcinogens. 4) Chemicals used in children’s products. 5) Chemicals used in consumer products. 6) Chemicals detected in biomonitoring programs. This document highlights public responses to Step 1.
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