2025 Annual Report
Annual Report
January 2026 news from the Sec Gen
News

January 2026 news from the Sec Gen

Dear colleagues and friends,As we begin a new year, I would like to thank you for your continued engagement and trust in ECETOC. 2026 promises to be an exciting and dynamic year, and I am pleased...
ECETOC launches Secondee Programme
News

ECETOC launches Secondee Programme

Looking for an extra challenge? A next step to help develop your career? Consider applying for our Secondee Programme!ECETOC is looking for early-career scientists currently working at a member co...
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).
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
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.
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.
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....
Estimating the environmental release of Synthetic Polymeric Microparticles from Products

Estimating the environmental release of Synthetic Polymeric Microparticles from Products

Why?REACH restriction: SPM use restricted; emissions reporting required by May 2027. Gap: No analytical methods available to measure SPM emissions. Solution: Draft SPERC-based approac...
Case Studies on Reliability and Relevance Considerations during Validation of NAMs

Case Studies on Reliability and Relevance Considerations during Validation of NAMs

Why?Validation of NAMs is often overlooked despite its importance for regulatory use. Traditional validation methods are less suitable for NAMs, which focus on key events rather than apical...
Event
30.01.2020 - 31.01.2020

Human Health and Exposure Sciences Scoping Meeting 2020

ECETOC and CEFIC LRI convened the Environmental Sciences Scoping Meeting 2020 that took place on 28 and 29 January 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. Aproximately 60 invited participants from Europe and North America representing ECETOC and CEFIC member companies, academia, regulators, and consultancies attended the meeting.

Olivier de Matos (Secretary General, ECETOC, Belgium) and Bruno Hubesch (Cefic LRI, Belgium) opened the meeting, outlined its agenda and provided an overview of activities that were initiated and conducted since the 2019 Human Health and Exposure Sciences Scoping Meeting.