Eyeing 'High Priority' Risk Studies, EPA Sets Ambitious FY12 IRIS Schedule

摘要

EPA has set an ambitious schedule aimed at completing at least 10 major risk assessments for its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database by the end of fiscal year 2012, at the same time as the agency is looking ahead to the next round of "high priority" assessments that its regional and program offices are urging officials to conduct, including assessments for manganese, ammonia, ethylbenzene and ethanol.