20-September-2016
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The first five Adverse Outcome Pathways to be endorsed are now published: the OECD Series on Adverse Outcome Pathways is henceforth freely available on OECD iLibrary. These landmark publications are the fruit of joint efforts between AOP developers and reviewers and based on a specific development and review process.
20-September-2016
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The OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals is a collection of about 150 of the most relevant internationally agreed testing methods used by government, industry and independent laboratories to identify and characterise potential hazards of chemicals. Every year new and updated Test Guidelines are adopted to meet the regulatory needs in OECD member countries. The most recent Test Guidelines were adopted in July 2016.
19-September-2016
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Three new cases studies on the Use of an Integrated Approach for Testing and Assessment (Bioaccumulation Potential of Degradation Products of 4,4'-Bis (Chloromethyl)-1,1'-Biphenyl; Hepatotoxicity of Allyl Esters; and Repeat Dose Toxicity of Substituted Diphenylamines (SDPA)) are now available in this series.
15-September-2016
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A Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) is a publicly accessible database or inventory of chemicals or pollutants released to air, water and soil and transferred off-site for treatment. Find out more: What hazardous chemical substances and pollutants are being released to the environment or transferred off-site? How much is being released or transferred off-site over time? Where the releases occur? and by whom?
14-September-2016
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New harmonised guidance published on how to conduct studies which demonstrate the transformation, transport and fate of pesticides under representative use conditions. This guidance document along with the Europe-North America Soil Geographic Information for Pesticide Studies database which has been developed in parallel, provide an opportunity for a regulator in one country to evaluate a study conducted at a foreign site.
14-September-2016
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The safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials is an important concern impacting regulatory bodies throughout the world. Due to their size, Manufactured Nanomaterials may require additional testing beyond the standard suite of tests used for other chemicals, to ensure that the impact on human health and the environment is fully understood - download Manufactured Nanomaterials Dossiers or search for Tested Endpoints.
5-September-2016
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This is the OECD Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) homepage. Questions raised by the public about OECD principles of GLP and the Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) system are now answered in the new publication 'General Questions about OECD GLP and MAD'. New OECD Position Paper regarding the Relationship between the OECD Principles of GLP and ISO/IEC 17025.
2-September-2016
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New deadlines for comments: Draft updated TG 492 on RhCE for eye hazard potential and draft updated performance standards for the validation of similar methods. The deadline for public comments of 3 October 2016.
25-August-2016
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This paper reviews the latest climate projections for West Africa and considers alternative ways in which the knowledge generated from climate science can be understood in the context of preparing for an uncertain future that provides practical help for decision makers.
23-August-2016
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The OECD Guidelines for the testing of chemicals are a collection of the most relevant internationally agreed testing methods used by governments, industry and independent laboratories to assess the safety of chemical products. The current work plan has just been published.