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Publication of the Winter 2014 ECETOC e-newsletter
The Winter 2014 issue of the ECETOC e-newsletter is now available.
In this issue:
• ECETOC workshop addressed aquatic toxicity using species sensitivity distribution
• Date an...
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Report on the RSC Low Doses Endocrine Disrupter Effects Workshop
Royal Society of Chemistry
Expert Panel on Endocrine Disrupter Low Dose Effects
RSC London 4th June 2014
This RSC Workshop took place on June 4th 2014 and the report can be downloaded from ht...
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Royal Society of Chemistry Expert Panel on Endocrine Disrupter Low Dose Effects RSC London 4th June 2014
This RSC Workshop took place on June 4th 2014 and the report can be downloaded from http://bit.ly/rsc-low-dose-effects . The workshop was a follow-up to a previous workshop “ECETOC Expert Panel to B...
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ECETOC workshop addresses aquatic toxicity using species sensitivity distribution
Brussels, December 2014
Predicting the toxicity of chemicals to aquatic communities is an integral element in environmental risk assessment. It is therefore a major component in environmental prote...
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Workshop on the improvement of the OECD 306 screening test at the CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science ) laboratories, Lowestoft, UK on the 17th and 18th February 2015
Recent ECETOC workshops recommended a series of modifications and enhancements to existing OECD biodegradation screening tests to deliver more robust methods for assessing persistence . This reflects...
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13 new or revised documents of the MAK value documentation series are now available in Open Access on the publisher´s website
The MAK Collection for Occupational Health and Safety.
13 new or revised documents of the MAK value documentation series are now available in Open Access on the publisher´s website:
http://on...
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The MAK Collection for Occupational Health and Safety.
13 new or revised documents of the MAK value documentation series are now available in Open Access on the publisher´s website:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/3527600418/homepage/Wha...
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Eurotox 2014: ECETOC Christa Hennes Young Scientist Award
7-10 September 2014, Edinburgh, Scotland
In 2014, the award has been renamed in memory of Dr Christa Hennes who sadly passed away in December 2013 and who was instrumental in organising this award. T...
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ECHA REACH 2018 web pages unveiled
ECHA urges all companies to start preparing now for the REACH registration deadline of 31 May 2018. To support this, ECHA has published new web pages with improved access to relevant information. This...
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ILSI Europe Workshop on ‘Hazard vs. Risk Based Approaches in Food Safety Assessment. 2 December 2014, Brussels, Belgium
ILSI Europe cordially invites you to a workshop on ‘Hazard vs. Risk Based Approaches in Food Safety Assessment’.
The use of hazard- and risk-based approaches in the safety assessment of foods t...
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14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST 2015) will take place 3-5.Sep.2015 in Rhodes, Greece
We would like to draw your attention to the announcement of 14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST 2015) which will take place on 3-5 September 2015 in Rhodes, Gre...
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Announcement for the submission of abstracts for two SETAC Sessions related to ECHA’s activities
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The preparation for the SETAC 25th Annual meeting to be held in Barcelona (3-7 May 2015) is on its way. Two attached sessions which have been accepted by the Scientific Co...
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OECD launches its knowledge base on Adverse Outcome Pathways
25/9/2014 – The OECD endeavours to make better use of increased knowledge of how chemicals induce adverse effects in humans and wildlife, through the so-called Adverse Outcome Pathways. It is based...
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NC3Rs publishes August 2014 e-newsletter
National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) has published its August 2014 e-newsletter - available via the following link:
http://bit.ly/NC3Rs-newslett...
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SETAC Special Symposium on “Bioavailability of Organic Chemicals; Linking Science to Risk Assessment and Regulation
Regulation
Dear colleague,
It is my pleasure to announce to you our SETAC Special Symposium "BIOAVAILABILITY OF ORGANIC CHEMICALS: LINKING SCIENCE TO RISK ASSESSMENT AND REGULATION”, to be held...
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List of MAK and BAT Values 2014: Maximum Concentrations and Biological Tolerance Values at the Workplace
The "List of MAK and BAT Values 2014" is now available in Open Access on the publisher´s website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527682027
All chapters and also the entire book ar...
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In a nutshell: ECETOC publication evaluates existing concepts for the grouping and safety assessment of nanomaterials
ECETOC publication evaluates existing concepts for
the grouping and safety assessment of nanomaterials
Brussels, August 2014
It is well-accepted that nanomaterials need to be safe. However, con...
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Incorporating potency into classification for carcinogenicity and reproductive toxicity
Classification should give guidance on the potential hazards of chemicals. Once the nature of the hazard is known, potency is the most important indicator of the degree of the hazard. Classification...
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ECETOC publishes report on new information and weight-of-evidence in PBT/vPvB assessment of chemicals
Brussels, 1st August 2014
An ECETOC task force has reviewed the new information and ‘weight-of-evidence’ approach set out in Annex XIII of REACh as amended in 2011, to better assess...
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ECETOC e-newsletter issue 26, Summer 2014
The Summer 2014 issue of the ECETOC e-newsletter is now available.
In this issue:
• Annual Technical Meeting undertakes a reality check of the goals, image and effectiveness of ECETOC...
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Publication of report on Category approaches, read-across, (Q)SAR
An accepted practice for the assessment of human health and environmental safety of chemicals is the use of models and analogues to fill data gaps for specific endpoints either for single or multiple...
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Publication of ECETOC 2013 Annual Report
In advance of our Annual General & Technical Meetings next week, the ECETOC 2013 Annual Report is available....
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3rd party event: 15-17 Oct. 2014 Short course on toxicologic pathology in fish
Short course on toxicologic pathology in fish
Cefas Weymouth Laboratory, UK: 15-17th October 2014
Organisers Stephen W. Feist & Helmut Segner are pleased to announce the 2nd short course on to...