Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants

Background

The Scientific Review Panel (Panel) is charged with evaluating the risk assessments of substances proposed for identification as toxic air contaminants by the Air Resources Board (ARB), the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), and the review of guidelines prepared by OEHHA. In carrying out this responsibility, the Panel reviews the exposure and health assessment reports and underlying scientific data on which the reports are based, which are prepared by the ARB, DPR, and OEHHA pursuant to Health and Safety Code sections 39660-39661, 39669.5 and 44360, and Food and Agricultural Code sections 14022-14023. These reports are prepared for the purpose of determining whether a substance or pesticide should be identified as a toxic air contaminant, or as guidelines to be used in preparing health risk assessments. A directory of SRP members can be found at this webpage.

Notices of Public Meetings/Agendas and Meeting Transcripts

Scientific Review Panel Findings

SRP findings on Metam Sodium and other Pesticidal Sources of Methyl Isothiocyanate. The findings were based on the Panel's review of the Department of Pesticide Regulation's draft report titled "Evaluation of Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC) as a Toxic Air Contaminant." (PDF - 33KB)
SRP findings based on our review of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) report "Prioritization of Toxic Air Contaminants under the Children's Environmental Health Protection Act." (PDF - 32KB)
SRP letter to Air Resources Board: "Attachment 1, 'Health Effects of Exposure to Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)'" January 5, 2000. (PDF - 4KB)
SRP Pesticide Workshop Findings as adopted at the Panel's November 17, 1999 meeting. (PDF - 56KB)
SRP Findings on the Department of Pesticide Regulation's report: "Evaluation of Methyl Parathion as a Toxic Air Contaminant" as adopted at the Panel's September 16, 1999 meeting. (PDF - 36KB)
SRP Findings on the report: "Evaluation of S,S,S,-Tributyl Phosphorothithioate (DEF) as a Toxic Air Contaminant" as adopted at the Panel's April 13, 1999 meeting. (PDF - 27K)
SRP Findings on the report: "Proposed Identification of Diesel Exhaust as a Toxic Air Contaminant" as adopted at the Panel's April 22, 1998 meeting. (PDF - 45K)

Scientific Review Panel Process for Evaluation and Response to Submittals of New Scientific Information as Evidence for Review of Toxic Air Contaminat Risk Assessments PDF - 49KB

Contact Information

The Panel welcomes written comments or submissions from all parties regarding a report. To assure adequate review, the Panel does not accept oral comments from the public at its meetings, and requests that information submitted for its consideration be sent to the Panel Liaison (contact information below) no later than two weeks prior to the meeting. These submissions are received and carefully reviewed and considered by the Panel members prior to the public meeting. For further information on the meeting or how to submit comments, please contact:

Jim Behrmann
Air Resources Board
Mail: P. O. Box 2815
1001 "I" Street
Sacramento, California 95812

jbehrman@arb.ca.gov
Telephone: (916) 322-8278
Fax: (916) 323-1045

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