- 28 April 2020ECETOC helps improve and expand read-across techniques for chemical safety assessmentsRead more
The concept of ‘read-across’ in chemical safety assessments took a large step forward at a workshop organised by the Centre for chemical safety […]
- 9 April 2020‘Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry’ publishes ECETOC-commissioned study into microplastics ingestionRead more
An article commissioned by ECETOC’s Microplastics Scientific Platform, ‘Towards improved understanding of the ingestion and trophic transfer of microplastic particles – Critical review […]
- 7 April 2020New data and tools added to ECETOC’s Human Exposure Assessment Tools DatabaseRead more
ECETOC’s Human Exposure Assessment Tools Database (heatDB), has been enhanced with new data and tools as part of its annual update. The latest […]
- 3 April 2020ECETOC study investigates the extrapolation of aquatic environmental safety assessment data to soils and sedimentsRead more
A study by ECETOC has investigated the extrapolation of data from ecotoxicity tests carried out in water to assess toxicity in soils and […]
- 24 March 2020Second report of ECETOC trilogy on polymer safety assessment looks at analytical tools, methods and modelsRead more
ECETOC has today published the second part of its trilogy on polymer safety assessment. Polymers cover a broad spectrum of generally very large […]
- 16 May 2019Conceptual framework for polymer safety assessmentRead more
The European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals Polymers Task Force has developed a Conceptual Framework for Polymer Risk Assessment (CF4Polymers). It […]
- 28 December 2018ECETOC Task Force provides new insights into toxicity testing of microparticles and poorly soluble liquids in the water environmentRead more
A Task Force set up by the European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC) has provided new insights into scientific testing for the impact of undissolved particles in the aquatic environment.
- 9 November 2018Doubts cast on link between PSPs and lung cancer in humansRead more
Experimental study findings in which chronic inhalation of poorly soluble particles (PSPs) gives rise to lung tumours in rats have been questioned in […]
- 3 October 2018The Toxicology ForumRead more
Planned as a 2.5 day workshop, organized under the principles and with the assistance of The Toxicology Forum, this meeting intends to progress towards a broadly accepted framework to assess and position the safety of trace chemicals exposure from consumer products, and in particular from articles and assembled consumer goods.
- 16 August 20182018 list of MAK and BAT valuesRead more
Thanks to Andrea Hartwig and Heidrun Greim for announcing the 2018 list of MAK and BAT values: Deutsche Email siehe unten/ German version […]