Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is a human health assessment program that evaluates risk information on effects that may result from exposure to environmental contaminants. Through the IRIS Program, EPA provides the highest quality science-based human health assessments to support the Agency’s regulatory activities. The IRIS database contains information for more than 550 chemical substances containing information on human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances in the environment.
Recent Additions
- 2/10: A new Summary for Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) and a new accompanying Toxicological Review (PDF) (1,077 pp, 14.4M) have been added to the IRIS Web site. The Interagency Science Discussion Draft of the Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) IRIS assessment has also been released.
- 02/06: External Peer Review Meeting for Toxicological Review of Vanadium Pentoxide (External Review Draft) scheduled for March 7, 2012. [Federal Register Feb 6, 2012]
- 11/18: A new Summary for Dichloromethane and a new accompanying Toxicological Review (PDF) (567 pp, 5.10M) have been added to the IRIS Web site. The Interagency Science Discussion Draft of the Dichloromethane IRIS assessment has also been released.
- 11/18: Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee for advice on the review of IRIS Toxicological Reviews [Federal Register Nov 18, 2011]