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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 18.
Published in final edited form as: ALTEX. 2021 Dec 3;39(2):183–206. doi: 10.14573/altex.2105041

Tab. 2:

EPA test guidelines6 identified in the NanoWG survey that are relevant to ENM use cases

EPA guideline number EPA guideline title Substances/products tested References
OCSPP 870.1100 Acute oral toxicity Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 2002
OCSPP 870.1200 Acute dermal toxicity Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998a
OCSPP 870.1300 Acute inhalation toxicity Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998b
OCSPP 870.2400 Acute eye irritation Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998c
OCSPP 870.2500 Acute dermal irritation Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998d
OCSPP 870.2600 Skin sensitization Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 2003
OCSPP 870.3050 Repeated dose 28-day oral toxicity study in rodents Food additives and new dietary ingredients EPA, 2000
OCSPP 870.3100 90-day oral toxicity in rodents Food additives and new dietary ingredients, pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998e
OCSPP 870.3250 Subchronic dermal toxicity 90 days Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1996a
OCSPP 870.3465 90-day inhalation toxicity Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998f
OCSPP 870.3700 Prenatal developmental toxicity study Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998g
OCSPP 870.3800 Reproduction and fertility effects Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998h
OCSPP 870.4100 Chronic toxicity Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998i
OCSPP 870.4200 Carcinogenicity Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998j
OCSPP 870.5100 Bacterial reverse mutation test Food additives and new dietary ingredients, pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998k
OCSPP 870.5300 In vitro mammalian cell gene mutation test Food additives and new dietary ingredients, pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998l
OCSPP 870.5375 In vitro mammalian chromosome aberration test Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1996b
OCSPP 870.5385 In vivo mammalian cytogenetics tests: Bone marrow chromosomal analysis Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998m
OCSPP 870.5395 In vivo mammalian cytogenetics tests: Erythrocyte micronucleus assay Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998n
OCSPP 870.7485 Metabolism and pharmacokinetics Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998o
OCSPP 870.7800 Immunotoxicity Pesticides and pesticide formulations EPA, 1998p
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In general, the responses focused on EPA guidelines most often used to evaluate risks to human health. This table should not be considered a complete compendium of all guidelines that may be used to evaluate the effects of ENMs.