May 2014 NRC Review of the IRIS Assessment Development Process

In May 2014, the National Academies’ National Research Council (NRC) released their review of the IRIS assessment development process. The NRC report applauded EPA’s efforts to improve IRIS and found that the Program had moved forward steadily in planning for and implementing changes in each element of the assessment process. 

While recognizing EPA was still implementing changes, they noted that, “overall, the committee expects that EPA will complete its planned revisions in a timely way and that the revisions will transform the IRIS program.” Their report noted that the IRIS Program had made substantial progress in a short time, and the committee offered recommendations that build on EPA’s progress. 

These recommendations provide continued direction for further improving the IRIS Program.

• Read the full report: NRC Review of EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Process (2014) Exit

April 2011 NRC Recommendations

In April 2011, the National Research Council (NRC) offered recommendations to the EPA for improving the development of IRIS assessments in their Review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Draft IRIS Assessment of Formaldehyde.

Read the full report: NRC Review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Draft IRIS Assessment of Formaldehyde Exit