Welcome to Talia Neal-Walthall
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Welcome to Talia Neal-Walthall

We are pleased to welcome Talia Neal-Walthall to ECETOC as a secondee. Talia joins us to work on topics related to exposure, an area central to much of our current scientific programme. She will be wi...
September 2026 news from the Sec Gen
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September 2026 news from the Sec Gen

Dear members and colleagues, As we move through the year, there is a good deal to share. This has been a busy period for ECETOC, with changes to our team, our governance, and the work ahead. Let me...
HSSD Tool

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).
The Human Exposure Assessment Tools Database (heatDB)

The Human Exposure Assessment Tools Database (heatDB)

heatdb is a public directory of exposure data sources as well as available tools for exposure
NanoApp

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.
Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA)

Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA)

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

TRA Task Force – Worker branch

Why? The Worker TRA Task Force has been active since 2019, delivering projects that advance the scientific basis of the Worker Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA) tool. Its overarching objective is to e...
Immunotoxicity assessment: Addressing Challenges and Advancing Methodologies [Workshop → Task Force]​

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​...
Chronic fish case studies towards an IATA

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....
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Madeleine Laffont joins the ECETOC Secretariat as Human Health Scientist
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Madeleine Laffont joins the ECETOC Secretariat as Human Health Scientist

The ECETOC Secretariat is delighted to announce the appointment of Madeleine Laffont as Human Health Scientist. Within the remit of ECETOC’s human health science areas, Madeleine will be managing ta...
Bioaccumulation Workshop organised by UBA and Fraunhofer 26-27 June 2014
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Bioaccumulation Workshop organised by UBA and Fraunhofer 26-27 June 2014

State of the art, challenges and regulatory implications 26-27 June 2014 Bauhaus Dessau, Germany Organised by UBA and Fraunhofer...
Newsflash: ECETOC Report Addresses Dermal Exposure to Chemicals
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Newsflash: ECETOC Report Addresses Dermal Exposure to Chemicals

Exposure to chemicals can occur through the mouth, nose or the skin. While a lot of work has been done studying health risks of chemicals taken up through the mouth and nose, less has been done on hea...

Retirement of ECETOC Chemicals Programme Manager, Henk Vrijhof

Henk Vrijhof retired at the end of January 2014. A senior staff member, Henk joined ECETOC in 1988 as an environmental scientist having worked in national and international government. We wish him wel...
New ECETOC report addresses environmental exposure assessment of ionisable organic compounds
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New ECETOC report addresses environmental exposure assessment of ionisable organic compounds

Brussels, January 2014 When predicting the concentration of an ionisable chemical in the environment (an important step in risk assessment), it should be realised that the compound may have different...
LRI Innovative Science Award 2014
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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...
New ECETOC report addresses poorly soluble particles and lung overload
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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...
New ECETOC report addresses relationship between activity and toxicity for non-polar narcotic chemicals
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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

3rd party event: 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...
ECETOC e-newsletter 25, Dec 2013
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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...
Science Newsflash: Publication of ECETOC Workshop Report assessing Environmental Persistence
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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...
Task Force publishes article on Guidance for classification of reproductive toxicants under GHS
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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...
SCIENCE NEWS FLASH: New ECETOC report offers guidance on the efficacy and safety of antidotes for acute poisoning by cyanides
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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...
Article explores European perspective on alternatives to animal testing for environmental hazard identification and risk assessment.
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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...
Young Scientist Award on human health sciences presented at EUROTOX annual meeting in Interlaken, Switzerland
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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’

SCIENCE NEWS FLASH 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 Please note that, since this article must be purchased f...
SCIENCE NEWS FLASH: ECETOC reports on a workshop jointly organised with WHO-IPCS addressing “Mode of Action‘
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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...
Now available: ECETOC 2012 Annual Report
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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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