Testing Programs Take Shape at EPA.(Brief Article) From: Chemical Week | Date: June 28, 2000| Author: FRANZ, NEIL | COPYRIGHT 2000 Chemical Week Associates. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

EPA IS RUSHING TO launch three key chemical testing programs before President Clinton leaves office in January. Methodologies and results from the first program, the high production volume (HPV) testing initiative, will help shape the other two efforts-children's health testing and endocrine disrupter screening, say researchers.

The HPV program will include voluntary tests by industry as well as EPA rest mandates. The chemical industry is projected to spend $500 million ...