Publications
Workshop Report
Workshop Report 01 – Workshop on Availability, Interpretation and Use of Environmental Monitoring Data
WR 01 : Workshop on Availability, Interpretation and Use of Environmental Monitoring Data | December 2003
In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on monitoring chemical substances in the...
Special Report
Special Report 17 – Risk Assessment Report for Existing Substances Methyl tertiary-Butyl Ether
SR 17 : Risk Assessment Report for Existing Substances Methyl tertiary-Butyl Ether | December 2003
Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) has been prioritised for risk assessment under the EU "Existing S...
JACC
JACC Report 43 – sec-Butanol
JACC 043 : sec-Butanol (CAS No. 78-92-2) | March 2004
This report has been produced as part of the Joint Assessment of Commodity Chemicals (JACC) programme. It presents a critical evaluation of the...
JACC
JACC Report 42 – Tetrafluoroethylene
JACC 042 : Tetrafluoroethylene (CAS No. 116-14-3) | December 2003
This report has been produced as part of the ECETOC Joint Assessment of Commodity Chemicals (JACC) programme. It presents a critica...
JACC
JACC Report 41 – n-Butanol
JACC 041 : n-Butanol (CAS No. 71-36-3) | March 2004
This report has been produced as part of the ECETOC Joint Assessment of Commodity Chemicals (JACC) programme. It presents a critical evaluation o...
Technical Report
TR 091 – ECETOC Aquatic Toxicity (EAT) database – EAT Database
TR 091 : ECETOC Aquatic Toxicity (EAT) database - EAT Database | November 2003
ECETOC Aquatic Toxicity (EAT) database
ECETOC Aquatic Toxicity (EAT) database which was distributed on a cd with TR 091...
Technical Report
TR 091 – Aquatic Hazard Assessment II
TR 091 : Aquatic Hazard Assessment II | November 2003
The ECETOC Aquatic Toxicity (EAT) database (ECETOC, 1993) has been updated, mainly from data published between 1992 and 2000, to include informat...
Technical Report
TR 090 – Persistence of Chemicals in the Environment
TR 090 : Persistence of Chemicals in the Environment | October 2003
This review considers the current definition of persistence of chemicals in the environment, the factors that influence their degra...
Article
Linear Alkylbenzene sulphonate and boron monitoring in four catchments in the UK contribution to GREAT-ER project # 11
A comprehensive monitoring programme was carried out in the Aire, Calder, Went and Rother catchments in the UK. A total of 804 effluent samples from 36 sewage treatment works (STWs) and 1100 water sam...
Annual Report
Technical Report
TR 089 – (Q)SARs: Evaluation of the commercially available software for human health and environmental endpoints with respect to chemical management applications
TR 089 : (Q)SARs: Evaluation of the commercially available software for human health and environmental endpoints with respect to chemical management applications | September 2003
With the marked esca...
Article
Human inhalation exposure to ethylene glycol
Two male volunteers (A and B) inhaled 1.43 and 1.34 mmol, respectively, of vaporous 13C-labeled ethylene glycol (13C2-EG) over 4 h. In plasma, 13C2-EG and its metabolite 13C2-glycolic acid (13C2-GA)...
Document
DOC 043 – Contact Sensitisation: Classification According to Potency A commentary
DOC 043 : Contact Sensitisation: Classification According to Potency: A Commentary | July 2003
The European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC) has recently published a re...
Technical Report
TR 088 – Environmental Risk Assessment of Difficult Substances
TR 088 : Environmental Risk Assessment of Difficult Substances | June 2003
Experience gained from the EU environmental risk assessments has shown that certain substances have properties that complica...
Technical Report
TR 087 – Contact Sensitisation: Classification According to Potency
TR 087 : Contact Sensitisation: Classification According to Potency | April 2003
Contact allergens vary substantially with regard to the relative potency with which they are able to induce skin sensi...
Technical Report
TR 086 – Derivation of Assessment Factors for Human Health Risk Assessment
TR 086 : Derivation of Assessment Factors for Human Health Risk Assessment | February 2003
In general, the risks to human health posed by chemical substances are assessed by the extrapolation of hete...
Monograph
Monograph 033 – Application of Physiological – Toxicokinetic Modelling to Health Hazard Assessment of Chemical Substances
Mono 033 : Application of Physiological - Toxicokinetic Modelling to Health Hazard Assessment of Chemical Substances | 18 February 2003...
Technical Report
TR 085 – Recognition of, and Differentiation between, Adverse and Non-adverse Effects in Toxicology Studies
TR 085 : Recognition of, and Differentiation between, Adverse and Non-adverse Effects in Toxicology Studies | December 2002
This report proposes a structured approach to assist the toxicologist in ar...
Technical Report
TR 084 – Scientific Principles for Soil Hazard Assessment of Substances
TR 084 : Scientific Principles for Soil Hazard Assessment of Substances | July 2002
This report reviews the scientific principles that should underpin any future terrestrial (soil) hazard classificat...
Technical Report
TR 083 – The Use of T25 Estimates and Alternative Methods in the Regulatory Risk Assessment of Non-threshold Carcinogens in the European Union
TR 083 : The Use of T25 Estimates and Alternative Methods in the Regulatory Risk Assessment of Non-threshold Carcinogens in the European Union | December 2002
The regulation of carcinogens in the Eur...
Annual Report
Monograph
Monograph 032 – Use of Human Data in Hazard Classification for Irritation and Sensitisation
Mono 032 : Use of Human Data in Hazard Classification for Irritation and Sensitisation | July 2002
Reference to the use of human data is made throughout the European legislation relating to the cla...
Monograph
Monograph 031 – Guidance on Evaluation of Reproductive Toxicity Data
Mono 031 : Guidance on Evaluation of Reproductive Toxicity Data | February 2002
The reproductive process is complex and there are many stages that are vulnerable to external influences; such influe...