EPA concluded that for 67 percent of the 249 technical chemicals, the results of both oral and dermal acute toxicity studies fall within the same Toxicity Category.

On March 17, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the issuance of the final guidance document entitled "Guidance for Waiving Acute Dermal Toxicity Tests for Pesticide ...

The EPA said in the statement that it now plans to require PFAS makers to conduct and fund testing for 24 PFAS, a move it says, in effect, "covers 30 of the 54 petition chemicals." ...

EPA: PFAS tests let us ‘do more’ Regan was the DEQ secretary in 2015 when Chemours’ decades-long contamination of the Cape Fear River with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances became public.

The EPA has announced a major change to the way it regulates pesticides with a plan to eliminate the use of mammalian animal testing by the year 2035.

The EPA said the number of new pesticides submitted to the agency each year varies, and it estimated the number of vertebrates used annually in toxicology studies ranges from 20,000 to more than ...

The EPA has started flexing its newfound powers to control chemicals in the U.S. Last week the agency announced the first 10 compounds it will evaluate for safety under the reformed Toxic ...

Chemical makers must start testing the toxicity of PFAS substances, according to a new EPA ruling. The decision is a partial victory for North Carolinians.

Is there no safe exposure level to certain PFAS chemicals? Toxicologists in the advocacy arena suggest that may be the case after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft ...

Under the changes, EPA leadership also now requires a program office to make a formal request for a chemical toxicity assessment before IRIS can release it to the public.

EPA: PFAS tests let us ‘do more’ Regan was the DEQ secretary in 2015 when Chemours’ decades-long contamination of the Cape Fear River with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances became public.