Dear colleagues and friends,As we begin a new year, I would like to thank you for your continued engagement and trust in ECETOC. 2026 promises to be an exciting and dynamic year, and I am pleased...
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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).
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....
Why?REACH restriction: SPM use restricted; emissions reporting required by May 2027.
Gap: No analytical methods available to measure SPM emissions.
Solution: Draft SPERC-based approac...
Why?Validation of NAMs is often overlooked despite its importance for regulatory use.
Traditional validation methods are less suitable for NAMs, which focus on key events rather than apical...
The workshop identified various areas that can drive improvements in the identification, classification and risk characterisation of respiratory sensitisers and recommended several practical steps to...
Brussels, May 2015
A variety of chemicals are known to cause allergic sensitisation of the respiratory tract associated with allergic rhinitis and asthma. It is generally accepted that the development...
SCIENCE NEWS FLASH:
New ECETOC report addresses poorly soluble particles and lung overload
Brussels, January 2014
Despite being regarded as biologically inert, many poorly soluble substan...
WR 06 : Workshop on Chemical Pollution, Respiratory Allergy and Asthma | February 2006Atopic allergy and asthma remain important health issues. It is therefore of significance that in more moderni...
TR 095 Vol II : The Toxicology of Glycol Ethers and its Relevance to Man (Fourth Edition) Volume II - Substance Profiles | March 2005
This report provides an update of an earlier ECETOC reviewa<...
TR 095 Vol I : The Toxicology of Glycol Ethers and its Relevance to Man (Fourth Edition) Volume I | March 2005
This report provides an update of an earlier ECETOC reviewa of a number of im...
TR 081 : Human Acute Intoxication from Monochloroacetic Acid: Proposals for Therapy | November 2001
The industrial chemical monochloroacetic acid (MCAA) is used mainly in carboxylation reactions. It...
TR 077 : Skin and Respiratory Sensitisers: Reference Chemical Data Bank | August 1999
Certain chemicals can cause occupational and consumer health problems, such as allergic contact dermatitis and al...
Why?Validation of NAMs is often overlooked despite its importance for regulatory use.
Traditional validation methods are less suitable for NAMs, which focus on key events rather than apical...
Why
Discussions are ongoing regarding the integration of developmental neuroxocixity (DNT) testing in chemical safety assessment in Europe (e.g. via inclusion of DNT cohorts in EOGRT studies (OECD...
