RICHARD DENISTON

IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) is a group of industry and academic scientists which advices the EPA on a decisions about toxic level in a number of areas. However, with often polarized stakeholders and continuous lobbying, the process was very slow. The GAO reported that the average IRIS decision took 7 years to make. Deniston and others wanted a change in the EPA process.

IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) is a group of industry and academic scientists which advices the EPA on a decisions about toxic level in a number of areas. However, with often polarized stakeholders and continuous lobbying, the process was very slow. The GAO reported that the average IRIS decision took 7 years to make. Deniston and others wanted a change in the EPA process.