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Analysis of the ECETOC aquatic toxicity (EAT) database I. General Introduction
In assessing the environmental risk of a chemical it is necessary to predict safe levels in the environment, but this requires extrapolation from relatively small databases. To improve understanding...
TR 073 – The Value of Aquatic Model Ecosystem Studies in Ecotoxicology
TR 073 : The Value of Aquatic Model Ecosystem Studies in Ecotoxicology | December 1997 The process of risk assessment of substances aims at safeguarding the integrity of complex environments and ecos...
DOC 037 – EC Classification of Eye Irritancy
DOC 037 : EC Classification of Eye Irritancy | December 1997...
Monograph 027 – Aneuploidy
Mono 027 : Aneuploidy | August 1997 Aneuploidy plays a significant role in adverse human health conditions including birth defects, pregnancy wastage and cancer. Although there is clear evidence of c...
Special Report 13 – Occupational Exposure Limits for Hydrocarbon Solvents
SR 13 : Occupational Exposure Limits for Hydrocarbon Solvents | August 1997...
DOC 036 – Comments on OECD Draft Detail Review Paper: Appraisal of Test Methods for Sex-Hormone Disrupting Chemicals
DOC 036 : Comments on OECD Draft Detailed Review Paper: Appraisal of Test Methods for Sex-Hormone Disrupting Chemicals | August 1997...
TR 072 – Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Health Risk Characterisation
TR 072 : Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Health Risk Characterisation | June 1997 Use Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a colourless flammable liquid with a distinctive ethereal odour. It is used alm...
Integration of bioaccumulation in an environmental risk assessment
The potential of a substance to bioaccumulate in the aquatic environment into an organism depends particularly on its lipophilicity and its metabolism within the organism. Bioaccumulation is an expos...
DOC 035 – Exposure Assessment in the Context of the EU Technical Guidance Documents on Risk Assessment of Substances
DOC 035 : Exposure Assessment in the Context of the EU Technical Guidance Documents on Risk Assessment of Substances | May 1997...
Special Report 12 – 1,3-Butadiene OEL Criteria Document (Second Edition)
SR 12 : 1,3-Butadiene OEL Criteria Document (2nd Edition) (CAS No. 106-99-0) | January 1997 ...
Special Report 11 – Ecotoxicology of Some Inorganic Borates
SR 11 : Ecotoxicology of some Inorganic Borates | March 1997...
DOC 034 – The Challenge Posed by Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
DOC 034 : The Challenge Posed by Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals | February 1996 ...
The challenge posed by endocrine-disrupting chemicals
Rapid regulatory developments in the area of environmental endocrine disruption present a series of potential problems that are identified and illustrated with examples taken from the recent literatur...
JACC Report 36 – n-Butyl Methacrylate Isobutyl Methacrylate
JACC 036 : n-Butyl Methacrylate; Isobutyl Methacrylate (CAS No.97-88-1) (CAS No.97-86-9) | December 1996...
Monograph 026 – Aquatic Toxicity Testing of Sparingly Soluble, Volatile and Unstable Substances
Mono 026 : Aquatic Toxicity Testing of Sparingly Soluble, Volatile and Unstable Substances | September 1996 The objective of the Task Force was to review the scientific validity for the application of...
TR 071 – Inventory of Critical Reviews on Chemicals
TR 071 : Inventory of Critical Reviews on Chemicals | August 1996 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through its International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (IRPTC), and the Eu...
Monograph 025 – Practical Concepts for Dose Selection in Chronic Toxicity and Carcinogenicity Studies in Rodents
Mono 025 : Practical Concepts for Dose Selection in Chronic Toxicity and Carcinogenicity Studies in Rodents | February 1996...
Monograph 024 – Risk Assessment for Carcinogens
Mono 024 : Risk Assessment for Carcinogens | July 1996...