Chemical risk analysis competence in the Nordics is at stake.

ABSTRACT: Toxicology-related experts are on a daily basis working with the safety assessment of chemicals for human health and the environment, providing knowledge applied for management and regulation of chemicals. The field of toxicology is undergoing continuous transition away from traditional safety evaluation studies in experimental animals to application of new approach methodologies (NAMs), the use of omics-related technologies, and concepts like next-generation risk assessment. This requires expertise in the new technologies but does not dismiss the need of knowledge for interpretation of in vivo studies and full understanding of chemical exposure data. A survey was initiated in 2022 in the Nordic countries to assess current and future needs for competences in risk analysis. In total, 40 rep

SUBMITTER: Bergman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12014805 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature