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mixture toxicity
July 5, 2016
National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark launches information portal on chemical exposure; special focus on chemical cocktails and endocrine disruptors
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June 29, 2016
Article questions effectiveness of current chemical risk assessment in protecting public health; explains non-monotonic dose response and why it should be considered in assessing chemicals’ toxicity
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June 29, 2016
EFSA’s Scientific Committee identifies priority topics requiring new guidance such as interpretation of epidemiological studies, chemical mixtures, and nanotechnologies
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June 28, 2016
Report by Environmental Working Group compiles inventory of carcinogens present in the bodies of American people; recommends further studying carcinogenic 'cocktails' and reducing exposures
Topics: chronic disease, mixture toxicity
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June 17, 2016
Scientists find strong association between breast cancer risk and total burden of xenoestrogens; in contrast, individual compounds show only weak associations, if any
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June 9, 2016
EFSA and RIVM host symposium on health risks of chemicals mixtures; present European and international research projects taking on the subject
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June 9, 2016
Annual report of Dutch institute for public health (RIVM) now available online
Topics: exposure, mixture toxicity
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June 3, 2016
Scientists from EC Joint Research Centre review legislation and approaches currently used for risk assessment of chemical mixtures; evaluate case studies, discuss challenges and novel tools
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March 14, 2016
Symposium co-organized by EFSA and RIVM addresses methods for assessing public health risks arising from exposure to chemical mixtures
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January 12, 2016
Article in Environmental Health Perspective outlines how epidemiological studies can approach individual, interactive and cumulative effects of chemicals in mixtures on human health
Topics: epidemiology, mixture toxicity
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