ECVAM, ECETOC and the EU chemicals policy

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2002, Pages 185-187

  Botham, Philip A ^a  

^a JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ECETOC; ECVAM; EU Chemicals Policy; Reference chemical data banks; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; BUTANOL; ETHER DERIVATIVE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL TESTING REDUCTION; ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ANIMAL TESTING REPLACEMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EUROPE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN IRRITATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036975137     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290203002s28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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