environmental risk assessment News
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Revisiting EFSA@EXPO: How can we advance environmental risk assessment?
Environmental risk assessment (ERA) is an important part of maintaining a healthy environment and conserving biodiversity. ERA has become indispensable to regulatory decision-making, and in this context ERA evaluates the potential adverse effects of regulated stressors – such as genetically modified plants, pesticides and feed additives – on the environment. What can be done to ...
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The Environmental Risk Assessment and the Law on Environmental Liability
Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage has been transposed in the Spanish legal order by means of Law 26/2007 of 23 October on Environmental Liability. The purpose of Law 26/2007 is to establish aframework of environmental liability based on the ...
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SETAC Europe 2nd Special Science Symposium: Registration and abstract submission open!
Register at sesss.setac.eu to register at beneficial rates. Early registration deadline is 1 July. Meeting programme The meeting theme is Current Developments on Environmental Risk Assessment for Plant Protection Products in Europe. Check sesss.setac.eu for more information on the programme. Abstract submission Submit your poster abstract here. Deadline for abstract submission is 15 JULY ...
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FREE Web Seminar: Probabilistic Environmental Risk Assessment of Pesticides
FREE Web Seminar: Probabilistic Environmental Risk Assessment of Pesticides Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 Time: 3:00 pm GMT Standard Time (London) There is increasing interest in Europe in the probabilistic risk assessment of pesticides to help reduce reliance on overly conservative combinations of worst case exposure and toxicity values. Initiatives such as EUFRAM and WEBFRAM have provided ...
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New DoD Fact Sheets on Vapor Intrusion
A series of fact sheets has been prepared by the Department of Defense (DoD) Tri-Service Environmental Risk Assessment Workgroup (TSERAWG) to update and supplement the DoD Vapor Intrusion Handbook. These six fact sheets cover sampling and assessment techniques that allow for an improved understanding of vapor intrusion given temporal variability and the potential for the presence of background ...
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EPA ORD Announces BOSC CSS-HERA Subcommittee Meeting
On April 29, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) announced a virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Chemical Safety for Sustainability and Health and Environmental Risk Assessment (CSS-HERA) Subcommittee. The purpose of the meeting will be to review the draft 2019-2022 Strategic Research Action Plan (StRAP) of ...
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CPD presentation approved by CIWEM
Approved by CIWEM, 'Chemical Resistance of geosynthetic polymers to Hydrocarbons and Toxic Industrial Chemicals' is a one hour CPD presentation: Reviews current geosynthetic materials Outlines hydrocarbon contaminants in environmental risk assessments Provides an introduction to chemical resistance Reviews current industry standards for testing chemical resistance Details important ...
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EFSA Publishes Environmental Risk Assessment of the Application of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in the Food and Feed Chain
On November 19, 2020, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a report entitled “Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) of the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology in the food and feed chain.” The authors analyzed existing ERA guidance documents for their adequacy to cover issues that are specific for nanomaterials, but note that none of the guidance has a specific ...
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Sumitomo Rubber Introduces Rubberway
In an ongoing move towards more sustainable sourcing practices, the company has introduced the environmental and social risk assessment tool, Rubberway. The global demand for natural rubber has necessitated a responsible approach to the procurement of its raw materials. With concerns such as deforestation stemming from farm expansion, as well as labour and human rights issues, SRI recognises the ...
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EFSA Priority Topics for Guidance Development Include Nanotechnologies
On June 20, 2016, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a scientific opinion entitled “Priority topics for the development of risk assessment guidance by EFSA’s Scientific Committee in 2016-2018.” EFSA asked its Scientific Committee to review its cross-cutting guidance for scientific assessments to identify gaps requiring either new or revised guidance. The ...
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Integral consulting on forefront of emerging guidance for biotech crops
Dr. Peter Jensen of Integral Consulting Inc. participated in an industry-initiated workshop titled “Problem Formulation for Biotechnology Derived Crops and Aquatic Ecosystems” on October 13–15, 2009 at the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Center for Environmental Risk Assessment in Washington, DC.The workshop gathered prominent North American and European experts from industry, ...
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Mr. Jacoby Brings Extensive Experience in Pesticide Product Registration and Arbitration Issues
Henry M. Jacoby, MS, former Branch Chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Fate and Ground Water Branch, has joined Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and its consulting affiliates, The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta) and The Acta Group, EU, Ltd. (Acta EU). Mr. Jacoby has over 34 years of experience in assisting pesticide, insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, antimicrobial, wood ...
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Environmental effects of nanoparticles and nanomaterials
Pete and I attended the 6th International Meeting on the Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials in London last week. The meeting was organised by the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) and the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). Plenary presentations were made across three days, with the first day focussing on chemistry, the second day on ...
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New environmental risk assessment of veterinary antibiotics applications in livestock farming
Sustainability Scientists at Leuphana University of Lüneburg have devised a simple screening-based predicting procedure for region-specific environmental risks caused by veterinary antibiotics (VA). This procedure, called Usage Pattern-based Exposure Screening (UPES), makes use of utilization patterns of antibiotics in animal husbandry. By improving targeting, it enables the identification ...
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Harmonization in the accreditation system of companies dedicated to contaminated soil investigation
MediTerra is accredited by the Basque Government according to Law 199/2006 to perform investigations of contaminated soils and groundwater, environmental risk assessments and remediation projects in the Basque Country. When Law 199/2006 entered into force, all the accredited companies have been obliged to be ISO 17020 certified within a period of 3 years (finishing in November 2009). MediTerra ...
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ECHA Report Includes Recommendations for Exposure Assessment and Risk Characterization of Nanomaterials under REACH
On March 26, 2014, SAFENANO announced that the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a report entitled Human health and environmental exposure assessment and risk characterisation of nanomaterials: Best practice for REACH registrants. The report summarizes the outcomes of the third (and last) meeting of the Group Assessing Already Registered Nanomaterials (GAARN). The September 30, 2013, ...
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SETAC world congress / SETAC Europe Meeting – Berlin
wca environment will have a strong presence at the this month’s combined SETAC 6th World Congress and SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting in Berlin in late May (20th – 24th May 2012). Graham Merrington, Adam Peters and Dean Leverett will be on-hand to welcome you to our shiny new stand in the main exhibition hall, and will be ready and willing to discuss anything and everything with ...
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Drone Inspection for Gas Detection
Gas sensors for the detection and monitoring of harmful substances within the environment such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and methane are essential elements of environmental risk assessment. Used in a wide range of industries, processes and applications they touch our every day lives monitoring toxins found in landfill and agriculture right down to modified atmosphere packaging. But what ...
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Withdrawn Standard: ASTM E2318-03 Standard Guide for Environmental Health Site Assessment Process for Military Deployments (Withdrawn 2012)
The purpose of this guide is to describe a scientific methodology for conducting environmental health site assessments (EHSAs) for military deployments. EHSAs are prepared to evaluate potential environmental exposures ...
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Waste to Value - WALUE project review published in Hungarian wastewater periodical
The 2/2018 issue of VÍZMŰ PANORÁMA, a Hungarian periodical on water and wastewater treatment technology published an article discussing in detail the underlying reasons why conventional wastewater treatment technologies shall be upgraded into circular, energy-positive and products-producing facilities. The article urges the need for new treatment pathways and introduces the ...
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