New and updated Test Guidelines!

11-Sep-2009

Ten new Test Guidelines and six updated Test Guidelines have been adopted by Council on 7 September 2009.

Dix nouvelles Lignes directrices et six Lignes directrices mises à jour ont été adoptées!

11-Sep-2009

Dix nouvelles Lignes directrices et six Lignes directrices mises à jour ont été adoptées par le Conseil de l’OCDE le 7 septembre 2009.

Recent addition to eChemPortal - The United States Environmental Protection Agency Integrated Risk Information System (US EPA IRIS)

12-Aug-2009

The United States Environmental Protection Agency Integrated Risk Information System (US EPA IRIS) has been added as a participant in eChemPortal, offering links to reports on specific substances found in the environment and their potential to cause human health effects.

New Publication from the Series on Biocides No. 2

05-Aug-2009

This document elaborates on a procedure how data in a validated form can be gathered by companies who need estimating the exposure of users of biocidal products for regulatory purposes. The validity of data is a substantial requirement in order to be able to adequately evaluate risks for human health through the use of biocidal products or as a consequence thereof.

New Publication from the Series on Testing and Assessment No. 107

28-Jul-2009

This document is intended to provide guidance to applicants wishing to have particular active substances approved or wood preservative products registered in OECD countries. It provides guidance with respect to the collection, preparation, quality, and reporting of emission data to be submitted to enable an environmental risk assessment of emissions of wood preservatives from treated wood to be performed.

Next Training Course on GLP, October 2009, Switzerland

19-Jun-2009

The 9th OECD Training Course for GLP Inspectors will be held in Basel, Switzerland, on 4-9 October 2009. This basic course will cover all aspects of principles, development and implementation of Good Laboratory Practice, with emphasis on on-site inspections for evaluating GLP compliance. Registration to the Course, made through the National GLP Monitoring Authorities, are now CLOSED.
The 10th Training Course will be hosted by Israel in the course of 2011.

Publication of the Report of Workshop on the Regulation of Biopesticides: Registration and Communication Issues

17-Jun-2009

This document is a report of an OECD Workshop on science and risk assessment issues related to the registration of biopesticides, which took place on 15-17 April 2008, in Arlington, United States.

OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials: 6th meeting

from 28-Oct-2009 to 30-Oct-2009

The 6th Meeting of the WPMN was held on 28-30 October 2009. During this meeting, the WPMN discussed the targets that need to be set in order to implement the Programme of Work 2009-2012. Accordinlgy, the WPMN agreed the updated Operational Plans for 2009-2012 for each of its projects and a new project on Co-operation on the Environmental Sustainability Use of Nanotechnology. Finally, the WPMN discussed how to continue progress on the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials .

OECD Workshop Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials in a Regulatory Context

from 16-Sep-2009 to 18-Sep-2009

This workshop was held on 16-18 September 2009 in Washington D.C., United States. This Workshop was co-hosted with the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to OECD (BIAC) and the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA). The  objectives were: i) to collect expert input to the critical issues specific for the risk assessments of nanomaterials; ii) to identify possible approaches for risk assessment based on the current state of knowledge; and iii) to identify issues which may be addressed through OECD’s testing programme. The workshop report will be available towards the end of the year.

OECD Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology: Fostering Safe Innovation-Led Growth

from 15-Jul-2009 to 17-Jul-2009

The OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) and the OECD Working Party on Nanotechnology (WPN) recently held a Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnolgy: Fostering Safe Innovation-Led Growth on 15-17 July in 2009 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France. The conference  covered both the opportunities and the challenges of the use of nanotechnologies for the potential benefits for the environment.

OECD Published Pov and LRTP Screening Tool

OECD published the "Pov and LRTP Screening Tool" which has been developed with the aim of using multimedia models for estimating overall persistence (Pov) and long-range transport potential (LRTP) of organic chemicals at a screening level in the context of PBTs/POPs assessments. The Tool calculates metrics of Pov and LRTP from a multimedia chemical fate model, and provides a graphical presentation of the results.