NAS Plans Speedy Review Of EPA’s TSCA Systematic Review Approach

EPA and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) have agreed on a long-awaited contract for NAS to quickly review the controversial data quality assessment approach the agency is using in its ongoing risk evaluations of the first 10 chemicals under its nascent Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) program, with a final report slated in June 2020. EPA announced Dec. 13 that it has contracted with NAS to peer review its June 2018 document, Application of Systematic Review in TSCA Risk...