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MEMORANDUM
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FROM:
Meeting Summary; August 30, 2002 EPA/Industry Meeting on Selected Toxicology Studies of PFOA
Oscar Hemandez,
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Risk Assessment Division (7403M)
TO:
Administrative Record File AR-226: PFOS, PFOA, Telomers, and Related
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perfluorooctanoic acid (APFO). This meeting was held as a follow-up action item from a meeting
held on August 13, 2002, with Steve Johnson, the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, and the corporate executives from seven companies
involved with the FMG and the Telomers Research Program (TRP) at EPA headquarters. The
data submissions for these two toxicology studies can be found in the Administrative Record for
perfluorooctanoic acid, AR 226. The meeting agenda and the list of meeting attendees is attached
to this memorandum.
Industry scientist provided a verbal summaryofthe findings ofthe two generation
reproductive toxicity study. As part ofthis summary, industry scientists pointed out some. difficulties in interpreting the data on estrus cyclicity due to the manner in which the contract
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will be sharing their results with EPA scientists as soon as possible.
Industry scientists then provided a verbal summaryof the findings ofthe 6 month monkey
study. Following discussion with the EPA scientists, no outstanding issues were identified.
No further meetings were scheduled. Ifnecessary, a teleconference call will be scheduled to discuss the follow-up analysesof the estrus cyclicity and the implantation loss data.
Attachments: Agenda, Attendee List
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MEETING ON RECENT TOXICOLOGY STUDIES ON APFO AUGUST 30,2002
ROOM 4225 EPA EAST IL Introduction IL Overview of two generation reproductive toxicity study I. General discussion IV. Overview of 6-month monkey study V. General discussion VI Wrap Up
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