Methanol
CASRN 67-56-1 | DTXSID2021731
- Toxicological Review (PDF) (212 pp, 3.3 MB)
- IRIS Summary (PDF) (6 pp, 84.0 KB)
IRIS Toxicological Review of Methanol (Interagency Science Consultation Draft)
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Overview
Citation
Background
History/Chronology
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Sep 1988 | EPA posted the assessment of an oral reference dose for methanol on the IRIS Database. |
| Jul 1993 | EPA revised the oral reference dose for methanol. |
| May 2002 | EPA started draft development of an IRIS reassessment of methanol. |
| Jun 2009 | An external peer review of unpublished New Energy Development Organization (NEDO) studies (for a 24-month rat study and an 18-month mouse study) was completed. |
| Dec 2009 | EPA hosted an interagency science consultation on the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Methanol for cancer and non-cancer health effects. |
| Jan 2010 | EPA released the IRIS Toxicological Review of Methanol (External Review Draft) on cancer and non-cancer health effects for public review and comment, and announced the public listening session would be held on February 23, 2010. [Federal Register Jan 12, 2010] |
| Jun 2010 | Following a report from the National Toxicology Program, EPA placed on hold the draft Methanol Toxicological Review on cancer and non-cancer health effects. [See June 15, 2010 SAB press release] |
| Apr 2011 | EPA released the IRIS Toxicological Review of Methanol (Non-Cancer) (External Review Draft) for public review and comment. EPA also announced a public listening session to be held on May 26, 2011 in Arlington, VA. [Federal Register Apr 18, 2011] |
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- Toxicological Review of Methanol (Interagency Science Consultation Draft) (PDF) (452 pp, 4.1 MB, about PDF)
- Charge to External Peer Reviewers (Interagency Science Consultation Draft) (PDF) (4 pp, 29.3 KB, about PDF)
- OMB Comments of the Review of Methanol (Nov 2009) (PDF) (3 pp, 25.4 KB, about PDF)
- DOD Comments on the External Peer Review Charge (Nov 2009) (PDF) (3 pp, 27.3 KB, about PDF)
- DOD Comment Matrix for the Review of Methanol (Nov 2009) (PDF) (14 pp, 110.4 KB, about PDF)
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