ITER Peer Review Meeting Summary for Arsenic & Barium
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An independent panel of expert scientists and risk assessors met on June 14 and 15, 1999, to review a research program on the teratogenicity of arsenic and an oral reference dose (RfD) on barium. Elf Atochem North America, Inc. sponsored the arsenic review and Chemical Products Corporation of Cartersville, Georgia sponsored the RfD for barium. This meeting was conducted by Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA); a non-profit organization dedicated to the best use of toxicity data in risk assessment. Expert peer reviewers donated their time and talents to provide an independent review of the assessments. A comprehensive overall review of the materials was provided by the combined experience of all the reviewers.
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