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THE COMMITTEE ON TOXICOLOGY
THE COMMITTEE ON TOXICOLOGY
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, which employs millions of military personnel and civilians, has the responsibility to protect not only active military personnel, but also their families and other civilians who live or work on or near military installations. Toxicological issues encountered by the US military can be traced back at least to World War I, when Germany launched chemical-warfare attacks on Allied troops.
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In addition to generating data in laboratories, the armed forces have often asked the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct independent toxicity and health risk assessments of chemicals used by the military.
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BACKGROUND The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was chartered by the US Congress and President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 as a private institution dedicated to furthering science and technology and providing independent, authoritative scientific and technical advice to the federal government.
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STUDY PROCEDURES AND REPORT REVIEW COT' s primary output is in the form of independent, peer-reviewed, consensus reports to government agencies in response to requests for scientific information or evaluations. When an agency requests a study, COT develops a project plan and seeks approval from its parent organizations within the Academy complex: the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, the Commission on Life Sciences, and the NRC Governing Board.
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include national and international leaders in such fields as toxicology, epidemiology, occupational health, pharmacology, pathology, biochemistry, chemistry, industrial hygiene, biostatistics, and risk assessment. Members are chosen from universities and other institutions for
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The members of COT have included current and past presidents of the Society of Toxicology, the Teratology Society, and the Society for Risk Analysis. COT's current roster includes members of NAS, advisers to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and members of the science advisory boards of the National Institutes of Health and EPA.
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