Scientific Perspectives on In Vivo Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing: Study Design, Regulatory Context, and Future Directions

Scientific Perspectives on In Vivo Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing: Study Design, Regulatory Context, and Future Directions

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Expert Report: Advancing OECD TG 309 biodegradation testing
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Expert Report: Advancing OECD TG 309 biodegradation testing

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Navigating the challenges of WEEE recycling – Webinar
21.09.2026

Navigating the challenges of WEEE recycling – Webinar

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Repeat Dose Toxicity testing workshop: From concept to application
07.05.2026 - 08.05.2026

Repeat Dose Toxicity testing workshop: From concept to application

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ECETOC Publication Highlights Scientific Perspectives on Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing and Future Regulatory Directions
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ECETOC Publication Highlights Scientific Perspectives on Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing and Future Regulatory Directions

Brussels, 1 October 2026 – ECETOC is pleased to announce the publication of a new review article in Archives of Toxicology titled “Scientific Perspectives on In Vivo Developmental Neurotoxicity T...
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Welcome to Talia Neal-Walthall
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Welcome to Talia Neal-Walthall

We are pleased to welcome Talia Neal-Walthall to ECETOC as a secondee. Talia joins us to work on topics related to exposure, an area central to much of our current scientific programme. She will be wi...
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Epigenetics – Roland Buesen
01.06.2016

Epigenetics – Roland Buesen

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HSSD Tool

HSSD Tool

This software was developed by a consortium of partners to facilitate the uptake of novel approaches to estimate aquatic threshold concentrations (e.g. the concentration at which 5% of the species are exposed above their EC50, HC5).
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The Human Exposure Assessment Tools Database (heatDB)

The Human Exposure Assessment Tools Database (heatDB)

heatdb is a public directory of exposure data sources as well as available tools for exposure
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NanoApp

NanoApp

ECETOC’s NanoApp is a tool designed to define the boundaries of sets of similar nanoforms and to generate a justification for the REACH registration.
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Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA)

Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA)

The Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA) estimates exposures to workers, consumers and the environment that arise during a series of events.
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TRA Task Force – Worker branch

TRA Task Force – Worker branch

Why? The Worker TRA Task Force has been active since 2019, delivering projects that advance the scientific basis of the Worker Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA) tool. Its overarching objective is to e...
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Immunotoxicity assessment: Addressing Challenges and Advancing Methodologies [Workshop → Task Force]​

Immunotoxicity assessment: Addressing Challenges and Advancing Methodologies [Workshop → Task Force]​

Why?Regulatory assessment of immunotoxic properties of chemicals is a complex and challenging task​ Limited regulatory guidance exists​ Lack of industry and regulatory knowledge​...
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Chronic fish case studies towards an IATA

Chronic fish case studies towards an IATA

Why?Hazard and safety assessments for the pelagic compartment often rely on in vivo studies using a single fish species, raising ethical concerns and uncertainty in terms of extrapolation....
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02.03.2005

A rule-based screening environmental risk-assessment tool derived from EUSES

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Authors : Frederik A.M. Verdonck, Gent University; Geert Boeije, Procter & Gamble; Veronique Vandenberghe, Gent University; Mike Comber, ExxonMobil; Watze de Wolf, DuPont; Tom Feijtel, Procter & Gamble; Martin Holt, ECETOC; Volker Koch, Clariant; André Lecloux, EuroChlor; Angela Siebel-Sauer, BASF; Peter A. Vanrolleghem, Gent University.
Publisher : Chemosphere, Volume 58, Issue 9


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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.09.060