Projects
B13-UCIN: Development of a mechanistic in silico multi-scale framework to assess dermal absorption of chemicals
The research project will build upon existing technology for estimating dermal penetration of chemicals by addressing unmet needs in a mechanistically-based manner that will not only provide an improved risk assessment tool for the immediate future but also enrich the […]
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B12-ETHZ: Assessing the relevance of the dust contribution in consumer exposure to substances from consumer products and articles (DustEx)
This project investigates the importance of house dust as a source of human exposure to substances in consumer products and articles. The project will explore the dust pathway in relation to the direct pathways and develop a decision tree as well as […]
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ECO19-RUG: ChimERA – An integrated modelling tool for ecological risk assessment
The first objective of this project is to couple separate exposure and effect models (here called'sub-models') into a chemical integrated exposure and effect ecosystem model for ecological risk assessment (ChimERA) for the aquatic environment. This will be realized by combining […]
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EMSG57-LAKIND: Endocrine disruptors and obesity, diabetes and heart disease: State of the science and biological plausibility
This project builds on (i) the lessons learned from the recently completed work on methodologic issues affecting epidemiologic research on BPA and (ii) the findings of the project (conducted under Cefic-LRI EMSG54) related to the importance of harmonization of epidemiologic methods for […]
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ECO21-ARC: Improving the performance and expanding the applicability of a mechanistic bioconcentration model for ionogenic organic compounds (IOCs) in fish (BIONIC)
The general objective of this proposed research is to improve the mechanistic understanding of bioaccumulation of ionogenic organic chemicals (IOCs) in aquatic organisms, primarily fish, in the form of mass balance models and to increase the confidence of applying these […]
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ECO20-UA: Development of an alternative testing strategy for the fish early life-stage test for predicting chronic toxicity
The main objective of this project is to use a mechanistic framework to develop and propose a high-throughput tiered-testing strategy for screening and prioritizing chemicals for FELS testing (OECD 210). The main objective can be divided into four parts: Establish […]
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B11-CERTH: Integrated External and Internal Exposure Modelling Platform (INTEGRA)
The objective of INTEGRA is to bring together all available information within a coherent methodological framework for assessing the source-to-dose continuum for the entire life cycle of substances covering an extensive chemical space. Hence, the major component of INTEGRA will […]
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MIAT1,2,3-DOW: A Tender to Develop Case Studies of the Application of the Cefic MIAT Decision Tree Using Monitoring Data from European Studies
This project will support the acceptance of the Cefic MIAT Decision Tree by identifying appropriate monitoring studies of chemicals in the EU and applying the Decision Tree to the data generated by the studies. The goal of this project is […]
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MIAT4-VITO: Assessing the Applicability of the Maximum Cumulative Ratio (MCR): Assessment for Mixtures in Residential Indoor Air Using Monitoring Data from European Studies
The objective of this project is to estimate the relative proportions of the real life exposures to residential indoor air contaminant mixtures in Europe which are (i) of low health concern (ii) of health concern because of the effects of […]
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AIMT3-UM:DECO: Data-integration for Endpoints, Chemoinformatics and Omics
The first objective of this project is to develop a transparent framework that improves the prediction of the repeated dose toxicity of new chemicals by integrating chemoinformatic data with biological information from'omics' and HTS technologies. To create this framework, it […]
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