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LRI Innovative Science Award 2014
Are you a rebel thinker? Do you have a good idea? Make it come alive!
The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), in conjunction with the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETA...
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New ECETOC report addresses poorly soluble particles and lung overload
Despite being regarded as biologically inert, many poorly soluble substances can still cause toxicity when high concentrations of small particles are inhaled repeatedly over a long time. This phenomen...
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New ECETOC report addresses relationship between activity and toxicity for non-polar narcotic chemicals
New ECETOC report addresses relationship between
activity and toxicity for non-polar narcotic chemicals
Brussels, January 2014
The relationship between the toxicity of narcotic chemicals and the o...
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25-26 March 2014: BAuA, Dortmund, Germany: The ETEAM Conference – Challenges and Perspectives of Tier 1 Exposure Assessment
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25-26 March 2014: Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Dortmund, Germany: The ETEAM Conference - Challenges and Perspectives of Tier 1 Exposure Assessment...
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ECETOC e-newsletter 25, Dec 2013
The latest edition of the ECETOC e-newsletter has just been published and can be downloaded in PDF format from the following link: e-newsletter 2013
Newsletters subscribers, please note that we wil...
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Science Newsflash: Publication of ECETOC Workshop Report assessing Environmental Persistence
Brussels, December 2013
The ability of certain chemicals to persist in the environment is an issue of global concern that requires careful consideration in environmental risk assessment. This is espe...
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Dr Christa Hennes
Over the years, many of you will have come to know our human health sciences manager Christa Hennes as a colleague and as a friend. It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that Christa pas...
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Task Force publishes article on Guidance for classification of reproductive toxicants under GHS
The task force of the same name has published its findings in the following article:
Moore N, Boogaard PJ, Bremer S, Buesen R, Edwards J, Fraysse B, Hallmark N, Hemming H, Langrand-Lerche C, McKee...
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Vacancy for a Human Health Scientist
Are you a dedicated human health scientist ready to make a difference in advancing human toxicology and risk assessment?
Vacancy for a Human Health Scientist
Are you a dedicated human health scien...
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SCIENCE NEWS FLASH: New ECETOC report offers guidance on the efficacy and safety of antidotes for acute poisoning by cyanides
Brussels, November 2013
When it happens, cyanide poisoning can have very serious neurological consequences that may result in severe disability and death. Cyanide poisoning may occur after swallowi...
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Article explores European perspective on alternatives to animal testing for environmental hazard identification and risk assessment.
Authored by members of the EUROECOTOX Consortium (www.euroecotox.eu), this article in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology explores European perspective on alternatives to animal testing for envir...
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Young Scientist Award on human health sciences presented at EUROTOX annual meeting in Interlaken, Switzerland
2013 Human health science related award
This is a Best Poster Award for toxicological research into mechanisms and risk assessment, selected by a panel in which ECETOC participates. The winner receive...
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SCIENCE NEWS FLASH ECETOC reports on February 2013 workshop addressing ‘Omics’
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ECETOC reports on February 2013 workshop addressing 'omics
Brussels, October 2013
'Omics is a general term used in biological sciences describing the study of genes and cells. For...
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ECETOC Best Platform Award at the SETAC Europe Annual Meeting
Environmental science related award
The ECETOC Best Platform Award honours the early career scientist with the best platform presentation at the SETAC Europe Annual Meeting. The award winner receives...
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ECETOC’s Work Recognised By Regulators
According to the findings of a recent survey conducted by ECETOC, representatives from the EU and national regulatory bodies, as well as other key stakeholders see ECETOC's contribution to the chemica...
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WHO launches new Chemical Risk Assessment Network
Chemicals play a vital part in our daily life. Chemicals can also cause unintended harm to human health. More than 25% of the global burden of disease is linked to environmental factors, including che...
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Article published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology on the use of category approaches, read-across and (Q)SAR: general considerations
Article published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology on the use of category approaches, read-across and (Q)SAR: general considerations
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SCIENCE NEWS FLASH: ECETOC reports on a workshop jointly organised with WHO-IPCS addressing “Mode of Action‘
Brussels, June 2013
Mode of Action (MOA) is a method that identifies the important steps in understanding how exposure to a toxic chemical leads to adverse health effects and, if such effects - usuall...
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Now available: ECETOC 2012 Annual Report
The 2012 ECETOC Annual Report has been published. Giving an overview of the 2012 ECETOC science programme, it can be downloaded free of charge ECETOC_2012_Annual_Report...
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SCIENCE NEWS FLASH: New ECETOC report offers guidance for the inclusion of non-extractable residues (NER) in the risk assessment of chemicals
New ECETOC report offers guidance for the inclusion of
non-extractable residues (NER) in the risk assessment of chemicals
Brussels, May 2013
There is general agreement that the formation of non-extrac...
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SCIENCE NEWS FLASH: New ECETOC report addresses bioavailable residues in soils and sediments
New ECETOC report addresses bioavailable residues in soils and sediments
In environmental risk assessment, chemical residues in soils and sediments are considered insignificant if they are bound to th...
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E-Newsletter issue 24, Apr 2013
The latest edition of the ECETOC e-newsletter has just been published and can be downloaded in PDF format from the following link: http://bit.ly/ecetoc-enl24
Items of particular note in this issue:...
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ECETOC Work on Risk Assessment Wins Prestigious Prize
ECETOC‘s work on the identification and evaluation of endocrine disrupting chemicals has been recognised by the American Society of Toxicology (SOT) whose Risk Assessment Specialty Section (RASS) aw...
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ECETOC welcomes Sumitomo Chemical
ECETOC welcomes Sumitomo Chemical as its latest member company. Established in 1913, Sumitomo Chemical Group includes over 100 subsidiaries and affiliates, and operates businesses in five sectors “...