EPA Slates Vanadium IRIS Assessment For Release, Advances Other Studies

EPA has made the first update in more than a year to the status of chemicals under review in its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program that creates hazard assessments underpinning many agency decisions, with a contested vanadium pentoxide (V205) review slated for release this fall and other chemical reviews advancing. The agency announced the updates on its now-defunct IRISTrack website that listed the status of ongoing IRIS assessments. EPA says it will periodically update the list until it unveils...