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News & Events
News
Training Material for the QSAR Application Toolbox
17-Sep-2008
Training material for gaining experience with the use of the OECD QSAR Application Toolbox is now available for download. Slide shows and videos are available which guide the user in a step-by-step manner through a number of representative workflows with the Toolbox. This material can be freely used for training purposes.
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09-Sep-2008
New documents published in the Series on Testing and Assessments :
•Retrospective Performance assessment of the TG 426
•Report of the Validation Peer Review for the Amphibian Metamorphosis Assay
•Report of the Validation Peer Review for the 21-Day Fish Endocrine Screening Assay
•DRP on Fish Life-Cycle Tests
•Guidance Document on Mammalian Reproductive Toxicity Testing and Assessment
•Background Review Document on the Hershberger Assay
•DRP on Metabolism
•Several Validation Reports
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23-Jul-2008
This document intends to provide a “snapshot” of how OECD countries have developed and run their PRTR programmes. It shows the similarities and differences across countries in their requirements to collect and display high quality data, which is required for an effective PRTR system. It also presents compliance and regulatory requirements, the development of guidance material, and emerging issues and challenges for the future.
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23-Jul-2008
The International Workshop on Documentary Standards for Measurement and Characterisation in Nanotechnologies was held 26-28 February 2008 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg (USA), in co-ordination with ISO, IEC, NIST and the OECD. The participants discussed the development, efficacy, harmonisation and uptake of documentary standards broadly relevant to the field of measurement and characterisation for nanotechnologies. The final report of this meeting can be viewed by clicking on the link.
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Publication of the Report of the OECD Pesticide Risk Reduction Steering Group Seminar on Risk Reduction through Better Worker Safety and Training
22-Jul-2008
This report presents the results of an OECD seminar on ways to achieve pesticide risk reduction through worker safety and training. The seminar was hosted by Czech State Phytosanitary Administration, in Brno, Czech Republic, on 21 March 2007. It was chaired by Dr. Wolfgang Zornbach of the German Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture.
ENV/JM/MONO(2008)9 Part 1
ENV/JM/MONO(2008)9 Part 2
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03-Jul-2008
OECD published a new Emission Scenario Document (ESD) which is intended to provide information to be used for risk assessment for active substances and products used as biocidal (i.e. non agricultural) insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods. It describes methods for estimating emissions of these products, excluding the insecticide treatments for vector control. Users are encouraged to provide updated information for its continuous development.
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03-Jul-2008
This report presents the results of a joint OECD/EC seminar on the development of harmonised environmental indicators for pesticide risk. The seminar was held on 13 November 2006 in Bonn (Germany). The aims of this seminar were to: present the indicators developed in the framework of the EC-funded HAIR project (HArmonised environmental Indicators for pesticide Risk),discuss issues related to further developments, and consider ways of broadening the use of these indicators across OECD Member countries.
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03-Jul-2008
This report presents the results of a joint OECD/EC seminar on the development of harmonised environmental indicators for pesticide risk. The seminar was held on 13 November 2006 in Bonn (Germany). The aims of this seminar were to: present the indicators developed in the framework of the EC-funded HAIR project (Harmonised environmental Indicators for pesticide Risk), discuss issues related to further developments, and consider ways of broadening the use of these indicators across OECD Member countries.
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28-May-2008
The Report of the Workshop on Human Factors in Chemical Accidents and Incidents has been published.
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