Question: What is the ITER (International Toxicity Estimates for Risk) database?
Answer: ITER contains data in support of human health risk assessments. It is compiled by Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA) and contains data from CDC/ATSDR, Health Canada, RIVM, U.S. EPA, IARC, NSF International and independent parties offering peer-reviewed risk values. ITER provides comparison charts of international risk assessment information and explains differences in risk values derived by different organizations. (https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/newtoxnet/iter.htm; accessed December 2017)
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