Childrens Chemical Evaluation Program

A component of EPA s Chemical Right-to-Know Initiative, the Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) was intended to encourage the development of information about the health effects, exposures and risks of industrial chemicals to children. While the VCCEP is a voluntary program that focuses on the development of data and assessments, as with the HPV program, EPA indicated that it would consider whether a test rule 

In its Chemical Right-to-Know initiative, the EPA committed to review and report on what new testing may be needed to assess the special impact chemicals may have on children. 65 Fed. Reg. 81700,81701 (Dec. 26,2000). 

Materials on the VCCEP are available at http //www.epa.gov/oppt/vccep/indexJitmL 

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This is known as the Voluntary Childrens Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP). 

EPA. 2002o. Voluntary children s chemical evaluation program. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, http //www.epa.gov/chemrtk/childhlt.htm. April 19, 2002. 

Reiss R, Anderson EL, Lape J (2003) A framework and case study for exposure assessment in the Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program. Risk Anal, 23(5) ... 

Yet another initiative is the Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program , which has been running since 2000 as a pilot project and centres on 20 chemicals that children are exposed to.30 In a recent evaluation, the program was commended by industry and criticized by civil society (GAO 2007). 

EPA (2000b). Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program. Fed Reg 65, 81700—81718. 

A list of these chemicals may be found in USEPA, Methodology for Selecting Chemicals for the Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program Pilot. 65 Fed. Reg. 81700, 81701 (Dec. 26, 2000). 

Fed. Reg. 67121 (Nov. 20,2006) Implementation of the Pilot Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program Request for Comment 71 FR 67121 VCCEP 11-20-06... 

Fed. Reg. 36512 (June 27, 2008) Modification of the Voluntary Children s Chemical Evaluation Program Notice of Public Meeting 73 FR 36512 VCCEP mods 6-27-08... 

US EPA. 2011. Evaluation Report EPA s Voluntary Chemical Evaluation Program Did Not Achieve Children s Health Protection Goals. Office of the Inspector General. Report No. ll-P-0379. Available at http //www.epa.gov/oig/ reports/2011/20110721-ll-P-0379.p)df (accessed September 7,2014). 

Relationship Between Personal, Outdoor and Indoor Air Concentrations (RIOPA) The overall goal of the national multicenter (Elizabeth, NJ, Houston, TX, and Los Angeles County, CA) RIOPA study is to establish a scientific foundation for effective, timely, public health intervention strategies. Outdoor, indoor, and personal exposures of adults and children to PM are measured and evaluated by mass, elemental, chemical, and source apportionment analyses in the other research programs. Non-smoking asthmatic and non-asthmatic adults and their children are included. Monitoring occurs... 

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