Use of read-across and tiered exposure assessment in risk assessment under REACH - A case study on a phase-in substance

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-71

  Vink, S R ^a   Mikkers, J ^a   Bouwman, T ^a   Marquart, H ^a   Kroese, E D ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Grouping; REACH; Read across; Risk assessment; Tiered exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

1 METHOXYPROPAN 2 OL; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; HEALTH HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOXICITY TESTING;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955919399     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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