Chemical categorization (or banding) of inherent toxicity and potency linked with defined engineering and work practice controls and personal protective equipment has become an integral component of assuring the health and safety of researchers and manufacturing personnel in the pharmaceutical industry.*
The Report on Carcinogens (RoC) is prepared in response to section 301 of the U.S. Public Health Service Act, as amended. This law stipulates that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) shall publish a report which contains a list of all substances (i) which either are known to be human carcinogens or may reasonably be anticipated to be human carcinogens; and (ii) to which a significant number of persons residing in the United States are exposed. The Secretary of DHHS has delegated responsibility for preparation of the Report to the Director of the National Toxicology Program (NTP). The RoC is prepared by the NTP with the assistance of other U.S. Federal health research and regulatory agencies and non-government institutions. The Report is not intended to constitute a risk assessment; it is a hazard identification document only. The most recent RoC, the 11th Edition, was released on January 31, 2005. The history of and process for the review of nominations for the 11th RoC will be discussed.
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), the highest ranked peer-reviewed environmental health journal, develops and publishes a wealth of information directly related to chemical safety and global environmental and occupational health issues. The broader dissemination of this information will aid scientific exchange and policy discussion and development. Our decision to switch to an open-access publishing model is helping to achieve this goal. We also have a major international outreach effort that includes sending complimentary print subscriptions to developing countries, publication of a Chinese-language edition, and translation of the “In This Issue” section of EHP into five languages: Chinese, French, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. In addition to these efforts, the editors believe that the development of regional journals as an outlet for local research should be encouraged. We now partner with the Fogarty International Center, the National Library of Medicine, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop medical journal capacity in four African countries and have launched a new partnership with a Chilean journal to include an EHP news section.
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