What are EPAs “Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment”?
EPA’s cancer guidelines set forth recommended principles and procedures to guide EPA scientists in assessing the cancer risks from chemicals or other agents in the environment. They also inform EPA decision makers and the public about these procedures. The cancer guidelines are used with other risk assessment guidelines that the Agency has developed, such as guidelines for exposure assessment, in developing an overall characterization of risk to human health. Collectively, all the risk assessment guidelines are intended to promote consistency and technical quality in EPA risk assessments while providing flexibility to utilize yet-to-be-developed information and procedures.
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