Animal use and lessons learned in the U.S. High Production Volume Chemicals Challenge Program

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1631-1639

  Bishop, Patricia L ^a   Manuppello, Joseph R ^a   Willett, Catherine E ^a   Sandler, Jessica T ^a  

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

Author keywords

Alternative methods; Animal testing; Chemical risk assessment; High Production Volume; High Production Volume Chemicals Challenge Program; PETA; REACh

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL USE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84870551425     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104666     Document Type: Article

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