Comparison of methods for calculating the health costs of endocrine disrupters: a case study on triclosan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic analysis is currently used in the Europe Union as part of the regulatory process in Regulation Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH), with the aim of assessing and managing risks from dangerous chemicals. The political impact of the socio-economic analysis is potentially high in the authorisation and restriction procedures, however, current socio-economic analysis dossiers submitted under REACH are very heterogeneous in terms of methodology used and quality. Furthermore, the economic literature is not very helpful for regulatory purposes, as most published calculations of health costs associated with chemical exposures use epidemiological studies as input data, but such studies are rarely available for most substances. The quasi-to

SUBMITTER: Prichystalova R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5466740 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature