The Dioxin Reassessment Report refers to the
United States Environmental Protection Agency's scientific reassessment of the health effects of exposure to
dioxins
Dioxin may refer to:
* 1,2-Dioxin or 1,4-Dioxin, two unsaturated heterocyclic 6-membered rings where two carbon atoms have been replaced by oxygen atoms, giving the molecular formula C4H4O2
*Dibenzo-1,4-dioxin, the parent compound also known as ...
. It began in April 1991, and in 1994 was published for public review. In 1995 the Science Advisory Board (SAB) reviewed it, concluding that three chapters (eight, nine and a new chapter) be subject to independent peer review. This involved a 2003 review of the reassessment by the Interagency Working Group on Dioxin (Dioxin IWG), who recommended a further review by the
National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...
(NAS). This review by the NAS began in November 2004, and was expected to end by June 2006. As of 2012, the review is ongoing.
EPA Environmental Assessment: Dioxin
Retrieved 2012-02-06.
Sources
* EPA Dioxin Reassessment Report
References
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External links
NAS abstract
on ''Health Risks from Dioxin and Related Compounds: Evaluation of the EPA Reassessment.''
Environmental reports
Toxicology
Pollution in the United States