Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA)

2300 Montana Avenue, Suite 409, Cincinnati OH 45211
Phone: 513-542-7475
Fax: 513-542-7487

Email: TERA@TERA.org

Independent Peer Review & Consultation Program

News January 2008 Meeting Report on Peer Consultation on Relationship Between PAC Profile and Toxicity of Petroleum Substances September 2007 Peer Consultation on Relationship Between PAC Profile and Toxicity of Petroleum Substances set for October 7-8, 2008 August 2007 Revised  VCCEP Ethylbenzene Sponsor Document now available. July 2007 Meeting Report on  VCCEP Meeting on p-Dioxane now available. June 2007 Approach to Evaluate Adult-to-Child Toxicokinetic Differences - Peer Consultation, August 21, 2007, Web/Teleconference Meeting May 2007 Meeting Report on  VCCEP Meeting on  Ethylbenzene now available. March 2007 VCCEP Peer Consultation on p-Dioxane set for May 1-2, 2007 Peer Review on Sudbury Soils Study ERA held March 6-7, 2007 in Sudbury, Ontario February 2007 Ad Hoc Nominations open for p-Dioxane January 2007 VCCEP Peer Consultation on Ethylbenzene set for February 22-23, 2007 November 2006 VCCEP Peer Consultation on Toluene held November 7-8, 2006 October 2006 Ad Hoc Panel nominations for VCCEP Peer Consultation on Ethylbenzene ends December 4, 2006. September 2006 Peer Review on Sudbury Soils Study HHRA held September 20-21, 2006 in Sudbury, Ontario August 2006 Meeting Report on VCCEP Peer Consultation Benzene now available. June 2006 VCCEP Peer Consultation on Toluene set for November 7-8, 2006 Ad Hoc nominations for VCCEP Peer Consultation on Toluene ends June 30, 2006 April 2006 2006 VCCEP Peer Consultation Core Panel selected January 2006 Meeting Report on the VCCEP Peer Consultation on Xylenes now available. VCCEP meeting on Benzene - June 15-16, 2006 Anticipated VCCEP Peer Consultations for 2006 December 2005 Meeting Report for the Peer Consultation on the Scientific Rationale for Approaches to Derive Database and Toxicodynamic Uncertainty Factors to Protect Children’s Health now available. Meeting report for the Peer Consultation on an Approach to Quantifying Adult-to-Child Toxicokinetic Differences now available. October 2005 Meeting Report for the Peer Review of Methodology Document for the TCEQ now available. VCCEP Peer Consultation on Xylenes - December 13-14, 2005 September 2005 Ad Hoc Panelist Nomination Period for the VCCEP Peer Consultation of Xylenes Will Close on October 7, 2005 EPA Releases Data Needs Decisions on Six VCCEP Chemicals Peer Consultation on the Scientific Rationale for Approaches to Derive Database and Toxicodynamic Uncertainty Factors to Protect Children’s Health - September 19, 2005 May 2005 Peer Review of Methodology Document for the TCEQ - June 2005 in Austin, Texas March 2005 Peer Consultation on an Approach to Quantifying Adult-to-Child Toxicokinetic Differences - March 31, 2005 January 2005   Meeting Report for the VCCEP Peer Consultation for n-Alkanes now available! December 2004 Final Resorcinol November 2004 Peer Review Meeting Report is now available! 2005 VCCEP Core Panel selected. November 2004 Meeting report for the NIESH-IARC  May 2004 Peer Consultation now available!  2004 Revised Meeting report on the Captan now available!!  Complex Exposure Tool (ComET) Meeting - November 8, 2004 -recorded WebCast available! October 2004 TCE PBPK Peer Consultation Meeting Report now available! September 2004 2nd Peer Review of Resorcinol - November 17-18, 2004 in Harrisburg, PA VCCEP Peer Consultation for n-Alkanes - September 14, 2004 August 2004 Anticipated VCCEP Peer Consultations for 2005 June 2004 Trichloroethylene (TCE) PBPK Model Peer Consultation Meeting s- June 29, 2004. May 2004 Meeting report on the Resorcinol Peer Review is now available!!  April 2004 Meeting report on the Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) VCCEP Peer Consultation is now available!!  Meeting report on the Acrylonitrile Peer Review is now available!!  March 2004 Meeting report on the Acetone VCCEP Peer Consultation is now available!!  February 2004 Meeting reports on the Octabromodiphenyl Ether and Pentabromodiphenyl Ether VCCEP Peer Consultations now available!!  VCCEP Peer Consultation for Methyl Ethyl Ketone - February 19, 2004 December 2003 Meeting report on the Captan now available!!  November 2003 Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) Peer Consultation Core Panel for 2004 announced (pdf file) VCCEP Peer Consultation Meeting for Acetone - November 18-19, 2003  October 2003 Meeting report on the Decabromodiphenyl Ether VCCEP Peer Consultation now available!!  September 2003 Independent Peer Review on Acrylonitrile - September 22-23, 2003 Independent Peer Review of Captan - September 3-4, 2003  July 2003 Meeting Report on the Vinylidene Chloride VCCEP Peer Consultation (pdf) now available!! June 2003 VCCEP Peer Consultation Meeting for Octabromodiphenyl Ether and Pentabromodiphenyl Ether - June 3-5, 2003  Revised U.S. EPA World Trade Center COPC Document and Response to Peer Review Comments April 2003 VCCEP Peer Consultation Meeting for Decabromodiphenyl Ether (CAAS No. 1163-19-5) - April 2-3, 2003  March 2003 Stakeholder Views on the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) Informational Meeting was held March 12, 2003 in Salt Lake City, Utah. An Independent Peer Review of a Reference Dose Document on Resorcinol - March 18-29, 2003  January 2003 VCCEP Peer Consultation Meeting for Vinylidene Chloride (CAS No. 75-35-4) - January 29-30, 2003  November 2002 VCCEP Core Panel Conference Call on Tuesday, November 19, from 9 a.m. to noon Eastern Standard Time September 2002 The panel members for the October 21-22, 2002, World Trade Center Peer Review Meeting have been selected. June 2002 The VCCEP Core Panel Members for Year 1 were selected. March 2002 A VCCEP Peer Consultation Informational meeting has been scheduled for March 20, 2002 in Nashville, TN (in conjunction with the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting).  For those unable to attend the Nashville meeting, a teleconference will be held on March 25, 2002.  The VCCEP Nomination and Selection Policy for panel members has been added to the VCCEP home page. January 2002  We have added a new home page for the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) Peer Consultation at www.tera.org/peer/vccep.  Items pertaining to VCCEP peer consultation, such as background information, policies and procedures, updated schedules, and meeting reports, will be found on this site.  September 2001 TERA is pleased to announce receipt of a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a peer consultation program.  Click for more information.