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9th International Meeting of the “International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics” (ISSX)
The 9th International Meeting of the "International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics" (ISSX) will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on September 4-8, 2010.
The Meeting aims to bring together many int...
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Cefic-LRI launches 2010 Request for Proposals
Information about the 2010 Cefic-LRI request for proposals can be found on their website at http://www.cefic-lri.org/request-for-proposals ....
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IUTOX 2010, Barcelona, 19-23 July 2010
IUTOX-2010, the XII International Congress of Toxicology, is being organised by the Spanish Association of Toxicology (AETOX) and EUROTOX in the name of the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)...
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Cefic-LRI 12th Workshop, Brussels, 17-18 November 2010
"Reduction of Uncertainty Enabling Decision Making"
The 2010 Cefic LRI workshop is being organised under the theme "Reduction of Uncertainty Enabling Decision Making". The 2009 workshop was focused o...
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A warm welcome to our two new Member Companies: Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson
From the desk of Dr. Neil Carmichael, ECETOC Secretary General
I am delighted to announce that the world's largest research based pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, has become a member of ECETOC. At th...
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ECETOC’s June 2010 ATM presentations available online
2010 Annual Technical Meeting
08 June 2010
Hotel Bedford, Brussels
2010 Topic: Review of the ECETOC Science Strategy
This year's ECETOC Annual Technical Meeting was a great success; a well-attended...
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SETAC Seville presentations now available at the SETAC website
Presentations and closing summaries from the SETAC meeting in Seville are now available online! To see them, go to http://seville.setac.eu/...
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New – Follow ECETOC on Twitter
Keep up to date with ECETOC news, events, and related content from 3rd parties by following us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ecetoc...
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2009 Annual report in pdf format
In preparation for the Annual General Meeting and Annual Technical Meeting on 8 June 2010, the 2009 Annual Report has just been published. Click the image above to download in pdf format....
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ECPA Regulatory Conference Sevilla, Spain, 27th & 28th May 2010
European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) Regulatory Conference
Sevilla, Spain, 27th & 28th May 2010
ECETOC will be participating in this conference which is being organised against a backgro...
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SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain 23-27 May 2010
ECETOC will be participating at SETAC Europe 20th Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain 23-27 May 2010 - http://seville.setac.eu
In parallel with the SETAC events will be a number of LRI monitoring team m...
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International Year of Chemistry 2011
Introduction
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. Under the unifying...
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Updated overview on TTC Values
The (former) Task Force on the Threshold of Toxicological Concern has just updated its overview of established TTC values and those under development. This will continue to be updated as new informa...
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Workshop Report No. 17 – Bound Residues in Environmental Risk Assessment
Thirty-eight leading experts in environmental fate, ecotoxicity and environmental risk assessment, participated in a two-day workshop in Brussels, Belgium, to review the current state of knowledge r...
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ECETOC Targeted Risk Assessment Tools (TRA) – 2010 versions
ECETOC announce the launch of the 2010 version of the Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA) Tools.
Background:
Subsequent to the release of the TRAv2 in July 2009, ECETOC has held a series of meetings and...
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ECETOC Publication: “Guidance for Carcinogen Classification Under GHS”
An ECETOC Task Force has recently completed its work on "Guidance for the Classification of Carcinogens under the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)".
The...
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Supporting the Cefic Long-range Research Initiative
The Cefic Long-range Research Initiative is a strategic research programme to identify and fill gaps in our understanding of the hazards posed by chemicals and to improve the methods available for ass...
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Threshold of toxicological concern project presents results
An overview of established TTC values and those under development has been prepared by the task force and can be downloaded from ECETOC's website.
The (former) task force on the Threshold of Toxicolo...
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ECETOC’s guidance for the classification of carcinogens under GHS published in ‘Critical Reviews in Toxicology’
Last year an ECETOC task force finalised guidance on how to classify carcinogens under the criteria for a globally harmonised system of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS) developed by the...
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Workshop examines how MoA data can be used to modify Human Risk Assessment
A workshop entitled “Using Mode of Action (MoA) Information to Improve Regulatory Decision Making' was held 2-3 November at the city presentation centre in London.
This event was organised in coope...
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Workshop debates significance of bound residues in environmental risk assessment
ECETOC held a 2-day workshop .... in Brussels .... to further this debate and to develop guidance on how to account for bound residues and bioavailability in environmental risk assessment.
Bound resi...
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Existing marine biodegradation data and it’s use in environmental risk assessment
In 2003, risk assessment in the EU was extended to include the marine environment. This acknowledged that there are additional concerns for the risk assessment of the marine environment which may not...
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Scientific Committee News
The Scientific Committee is a central organ of ECETOC, meeting 6 times a year to peer-review and guide the work programme. ECETOC members have access online to detailed minutes of each meeting. It is...
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March 2010 edition of ECETOC e-Newsletter published
The March 2010 edition of the ECETOC e-Newsletter has been published and is available here.
Our lead story: The Annual Technical Meeting in June will review ECETOC's Science Strategy....