Risk Information Exchange
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The Risk Information Exchange (RiskIE)[1] is an internet database created in 2007 by Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA). The database provides in-progress and recently completed chemical risk assessments. RiskIE is designed to help scientists stay aware of current chemical evaluations, identify opportunities for collaborations, and decide how to efficiently proceed with chemical registration with organizations such as the European Union's Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).[2][3] The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction also uses this data aggregator, as well as claims that 52 countries are utilizing it as of 2022.[4]
History
[edit]Michael Dourson, previously a toxicologist with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, founded TERA in 1995. After 21 years as an independent organization, TERA merged with the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, where it continued operation.[5] Two years later, the University and Cincinnati and TERA opted to dissolve their partnership.
ITER Database
[edit]TERA provides an online database named the International Toxicity Estimates for Risk database (ITER),[6] which provides chronic human health risk assessment data from several organizations worldwide, explains the differences in those risk values, and links to the organizations' websites. It is the only database that has risk information from independent parties that have undergone independent peer review.[3]
ITER supports the mission of the Alliance for Risk Assessment (ARA) by tracking information risk assessment activities and values.[7]
Funding
[edit]According to a joint investigation of the Inside Climate News and the Center for Public Integrity, TERA's risk-assessment database "receives financial and in-kind support from many companies and government agencies." A review of TERA's website shows that funding is approximately two thirds government and other non-profit organizations and approximately one third industry and industry-related.[8][better source needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alliance for Risk Assessment". allianceforrisk.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14.
- ^ Lyons, David (June 2000), "European Union", International Pharmaceutical Registration, Informa Healthcare, doi:10.1201/9781420026061.ch6, ISBN 978-1-57491-103-9, retrieved 2023-09-22
- ^ a b Wullenweber, A.; Kroner, O.; Kohrman, M.; Maier, A.; Dourson, M.; Rak, A.; Wexler, P.; Tomljanovic, C. (2008). "Resources for global risk assessment: The International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER) and Risk Information Exchange (RiskIE) databases". Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 233 (1): 45–53. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2007.12.035. PMID 18655804.
- ^ "New Risk Information Exchange already reaching 52 countries - UNDRR". www.undrr.org. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Home | Risk Science Center (RSC) | Environmental & Public Health Sciences | UC Medicine". med.uc.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "U.S. National Library of Medicine's Toxnet". Archived from the original on 2014-07-06.
- ^ Collaboration and Communication of Global Risk Assessment Information. Wullenweber A, Kroner O, Patterson J*, Wexler P, Rak A, Tomljanovic C; Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment; National Library of Medicine; Noblis, Inc.; Concurrent Technologies Corporation. 2nd World Congress on Risk. Guadalajara, Mexico. http://birenheide.com/sra/2008AM/program/singlesession.php3?sessid=W4-C
- ^ "TERA Funding Sources". www.tera.org. Retrieved 2024-07-11.