Abstract Human health risk assessment of chemicals requires solid information on adverse effects after long-term exposure. Because of ethical considerations, human data or even long-term studies…

Introduction EUROTOX 2014, 7th – 10th September 2014, Edinburgh International Conference Centre In human risk assessment any relevant exposure route (oral, inhalation and dermal) has to be…

Introduction In regulatory risk assessment, extrapolation factors (EFs) are used to extrapolate from experimental conditions (animal studies) to human exposure.Time extrapolation: a short time study…

Abstract In risk assessment time extrapolationfactors (EFs) are used when a short time study is available, but chronic exposure needs to be considered.Probabilistic analyses are needed to…

Abstract To investigate the potential sources for fatty alcohols arriving at a WWTP and entering the receiving waters, a study was conducted in North Wales in the catchment of the Treborth treatment…

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Summary There are ten chapters in the book as follows: 1 Definitions2 Biological Synthesis3 Occurrence in Biota4 Consumer and Cosmetic Product Uses and Production5 Environmental Transformations6…

Abstract Samples of influent, effluent and sediments of the receiving waters of eight WWTPs were collected in each of three eco-regions of the USA, a total of 24 facilities. Six different treatment…

Introduction Fatty alcohols (Figure 1) occur in the environment from a range of natural and anthropogenic sources. Fatty alcohols are used in cosmetic and detergent formulations usually as sulphates…

Background and objectives The ERASM project team has asked Lettinga Associates Foundation (LeAF) to offer its services within a research project that investigates the effectiveness of decentralized…