An evaluation of the US High Production Volume (HPV) chemical-testing Programme: A study in (Ir)relevance, redundancy and retro thinking

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1A, 2004, Pages 335-341

  Nicholson, Andrew ^b   Sandler, Jessica ^a   Seidle, Troy ^a  

^a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Animal testing; Animal welfare; Category testing; Chemical screening; Chemical testing; EPA; Exposure assessment; Hazard assessment; High production volume; HPV; OECD; SIDS

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL WELFARE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL TESTING PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042657209     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290403201s55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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