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TERA has
received support from a number of diverse organizations to help support
the development and continual growth of the ITER database.
Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), a non-profit
organization that develops and transfers leading edge technology to help
the U.S. be more competitive in the world market place,
collaborates with TERA by housing the original ITER
database on its server and by providing technical support. The
Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division of the National Library of
Medicine (NLM) collaborates with TERA
to display ITER on its TOXNET
compilation of databases. This
Division of NLM is responsible for information resources and services in
toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized
topics in minority health. Other
groups have supported ITER through funds or in-kind activities.
These sponsors have included:
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The Acrylonitrile Group, Inc.
·
The American Chemistry Council (formerly The Chemical
Manufacturers Association)
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Cinergy Foundation
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Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC)
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Cytec Industries Inc.
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Formaldehyde Epidemiology, Toxicology, and Environmental
Group, Inc. (FETEG)
·
Health Canada
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Metal Finishing Association of Southern California
·
National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM),
The Netherlands
·
National Library of Medicine
·
Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association (NiPERA)
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Noblis
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NSF
International
·
Syracuse Research Corporation
·
U.S. Borax
·
TERA
developmental reserve funds
ITER was developed by TERA as a public service, to
provide the international risk assessment community with easy access to
the health risk values of many organizations and to provide a way to
distribute independently derived peer-reviewed values.
We are extremely grateful to these sponsors without whom ITER
would not have been possible. Additional
support
is needed to continue providing ITER as a service to the risk
assessment community.
Cinergy
Created in 1994 through the merger of the Cincinnati Gas
and Electric Company and PSI Energy, Inc., Cinergy Corp. is one of the
nation's largest diversified energy companies. Cinergy serves 1.4 million
electric and 450,000 gas customers in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Through
the Cinergy Foundation, Cinergy contributes one percent of its pretax
profits to local communities in support of the arts, education, human
services and community development. In 1997, the Cinergy Foundation
contributed over $5.2 million to charitable causes within its service
territory. Cinergy understands its responsibility and is proud to be an
active leader in the community.
Please contact Karol
King of the Cinergy Foundation for further information. Go to www.cinergy.com
for company information.
Cytec Industries Inc.
Cytec Industries Inc. is a global specialty chemicals and
materials technology company with 1999 sales of $1.4 billion. Its growth
strategies employ technologically based customer solutions for markets
which include: aerospace, plastics, industrial coatings, mining, paper and
water treatment.
Please email INFO@GM.Cytec.com
for further information.
Noblis
Noblis is a nonprofit science, technology
and strategy organization that helps clients solve complex systems,
process and infrastructure problems. From a unique impartial stance,
Noblis does “what's right and what works best” for its clients and the
public good. Noblis is passionate about making a difference and
improving lives. And Noblis has the sophisticated knowledge of science,
technology, economics and regulatory processes to find cost-effective,
practical and sound solutions to extremely complex and potentially
harmful environmental challenges.
Please contact Andrew Rak at
andrew.rak@noblis.org or visit us
www.noblis.org for additional information.
NSF
International
NSF
International (formerly the National Sanitation Foundation), founded in
1944, is an independent, not-for-profit organization offering third party
certification to 43 NSF/ANSI Standards covering consensus requirements for
drinking water treatment chemicals, components, and purification devices,
food service equipment, and other products.
NSF-ISR is a world leader in management systems registrations.
The Toxicology Group,
LLC provides consulting services in areas including human and ecological
risk assessment and regulatory affairs.
Coupled with state-of-the-art chemical, physical, and
microbiology laboratory facilities, these groups provide cost effective
risk management solutions in many areas of public health and the
environment.
Please contact Clif McLellan at mclellan@nsf.org
or visit http://www.nsf.org/ for further
information.
Syracuse Research Corporation
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) is a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to providing scientific and technical support in environmental
science, information technology, technology policy and advanced
electronics engineering. The Environmental Science Center at SRC develops
and applies quantitative exposure and risk assessments for environmental
chemicals, analysis of toxicological literature, and structuring of
environmental and toxicological databases. SRC supports the efforts of ITER
to disseminate worldwide health risk assessment information.
Please contact Dr. Patricia McGinnis at mcginnis@syrres.com
or go to http://esc.syrres.com
for further information.
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