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- 1.3.1: Presence of chemicals in humans
- 1.3.2: Presence of chemicals in the environment
- 1.3.3: Effects in humans and ecosystems
- 1.3.4: Methods
- 1.3.5: Science of risk assessment
- 1.3.5.1: Role of chemicals in the causality of disease
Current page is 1.3.5.2: Risk, hazard and precaution
- 1.3.5.3: Science in society
Risk assessment approaches for PBT/vPvB or POPs
Risk assessment approaches for PBT/vPvB or POPs
Due to the argued inadequacies of current risk assessment methodologies, several regulations (e.g. POPs, REACH authorisation) either do not allow or limit possibilities to conduct risk assessments as a basis for risk management decisions. Instead, decisions are based on a strict interpretation of the precautionary principle leading to hazard (rather than risk) based restrictions.
A scoping meeting was convened by ECETOC on April 22, 2008 that identified the subject of this proposed task force as one where an ECETOC task force could explore opportunities to progress the science in this area.
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