Re-evaluation of animal numbers and costs for in vivo tests to accomplish REACH legislation requirements for chemicals - A report by the transatlantic think tank for toxicology (t4)

Altex

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-208

  Rovida, Costanza ^a   Hartung, Thomas ^b,c  

^a Department of Environmental Health Sciences ^*

^b The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal use; Chemicals; Economics; Policy; REACH; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 73949132615     PISSN: 1868596X     EISSN: 18688551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14573/altex.2009.3.187     Document Type: Article

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