In:
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, Wiley, Vol. 13, No. 5 ( 2017-09), p. 915-925
Abstract:
In chemical regulation, alternatives analysis (AA), also known as “alternatives assessment,” is a rapidly advancing method used to determine the relative safety and viability of potential alternatives to existing products or processes that use hazardous chemicals. The problem of data gaps is exacerbated in the AA context in which multiple chemicals contained in various alternatives must be characterized and compared. Predictive toxicological methods offer the potential for obtaining the necessary toxicity and exposure estimates in substantially less time and at significantly less cost than convention methods. Four steps will speed integrating predictive toxicology and AA: 1) Use case studies to advance the integration, 2) use predictive toxicology for screening chemicals of concern in the short term, 3) use existing resources to the fullest, and 4) support trans‐sector and transdisciplinary activities.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1551-3777
,
1551-3793
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2231760-0
SSG:
21
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