Recommended approaches to the scientific evaluation of ecotoxicological hazards and risks of endocrine-active substances.

ABSTRACT: A SETAC Pellston Workshop^® "Environmental Hazard and Risk Assessment Approaches for Endocrine-Active Substances (EHRA)" was held in February 2016 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. The primary objective of the workshop was to provide advice, based on current scientific understanding, to regulators and policy makers; the aim being to make considered, informed decisions on whether to select an ecotoxicological hazard- or a risk-based approach for regulating a given endocrine-disrupting substance (EDS) under review. The workshop additionally considered recent developments in the identification of EDS. Case studies were undertaken on 6 endocrine-active substances (EAS-not necessarily proven EDS, but substances known to interact directly with the endocrine system) that are representative of

SUBMITTER: Matthiessen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6069525 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature