EPA is sidelining its independent chemical referee – and that endangers public health
- Written by H. Christopher Frey, Professor of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
For decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has relied on an independent scientific program to answer two basic questions when chemicals come up for review: Does the chemical pose a threat to human health? If so, how much exposure is necessary before it becomes a problem?
The scientists involved in that program, known as the Integrated...
