ECETOC publishes a framework for the risk assessment of plastic additives

Part 1 sets out the fundamental elements, from problem formulation to risk characterisation.Brussels, 22 July 2026. The ECETOC Plastic Additives Task Force has published the first of two peer...

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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...

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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).

03.10.2025 Read more

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

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.

03.10.2025 Read more

Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA)

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

03.10.2025 Read more

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...

30.07.2026 Read more

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....

24.02.2026 Read more

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...

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03.01.1998

Analysis of the ECETOC aquatic toxicity (EAT) database IV. Comparative toxicity of chemical substances to freshwater versus saltwater organisms

Reference

Hutchinson TH, Scholz N, Guhl W. 1998.
Analysis of the ECETOC aquatic toxicity (EAT) database IV. Comparative toxicity of chemical substances to freshwater versus saltwater organisms.
Chemosphere 36(1):143-153 Doi:10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10026-1

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10026-1

Framework for Risk Assessment of Plastic Additives

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ECETOC publishes a framework for the risk assessment of plastic additives

January 2026 news from the Sec Gen

HSSD Tool

The Human Exposure Assessment Tools Database (heatDB)

NanoApp

Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA)

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

Chronic fish case studies towards an IATA

Estimating the environmental release of Synthetic Polymeric Microparticles from Products

Analysis of the ECETOC aquatic toxicity (EAT) database IV. Comparative toxicity of chemical substances to freshwater versus saltwater organisms