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Human Health Toxicity Values for Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Dimer Acid and its Ammonium Salt (GenX Chemicals) and Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (PFBS) and Related Compound Potassium Perfluorobutane Sulfonate

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Silent Spring Institute filed 1 comment on this docket between Feb 1, 2019 and Feb 1, 2019. 14 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 2744d ago.

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Feb 1, 2019· Comment submitted by Kathryn Rodgers et al., Silent Spring Institute· EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0614-0040

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Abstract

The toxicity assessments for GenX chemicals and PFBS are scientific and technical reports that include toxicity values associated with potential noncancer health effects following oral exposure (in this case, oral reference doses [RfDs]). The EPA developed draft assessments to provide the health effects information available for GenX chemicals and PFBS and describe how that information was used to derive draft toxicity values. These assessments evaluate human health hazards. The toxicity assessments and the values contained within are not risk assessments as they do not include exposure assessments or provide a risk characterization. Further, the toxicity assessments do not address the legal, political, social, economic, or technical considerations involved in risk management. When issued, the toxicity assessments can be used by the EPA, states, tribes, and local communities, along with specific exposure and other relevant information, to determine, under the appropriate regulations and statutes, if and when it is necessary to take action to address potential risk associated with human exposures to these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals.

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