April 21, 2006—The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing easier access to available information on the potential hazards associated with the most widely used industrial chemicals.
A new database, the High Production Volume Information System (HPVIS), will provide comprehensive and easy access to basic health and environmental effects on the 2200 High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals that are sponsored under EPA’s HPV Challenge Program.
The HPV program challenges US companies to voluntarily make publicly available basic health and safety data for chemicals manufactured or imported in volumes of one million pounds or more per year. HPVIS offers several options for accessing the data, including standard reports, customized requests, and the ability to review data for either individual chemicals or categories of chemicals.
