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Insights from the “Chemical Reactions: UK Chemicals Conference”
October 14, 2024 by Sylwia Kosmala-Grzechnik
I recently had the opportunity to attend the “Chemical Reactions: UK Chemicals Conference“, organized by Chemicals Industries Association (CIA), Steptoe and Ramboll in Manchester. The event…
Practical estimation and use of natural background concentrations in surface waters
September 27, 2024 by Iain Wilson
Iain, Adam and Graham, along with colleagues from NiPERA, have recently published a paper detailing a scheme for accounting for natural…
wca papers on endocrine disruption
July 16, 2024 by Becky Brown
wca have contributed to two new papers on endocrine disruption published last week. The first “A Decision Logic for the Reliability Assessment and Interpretation of Vitellogenin Measurements”…
How important is it to update the existing environmental quality standard for nickel? An example based on the UK
July 8, 2024 by Adam Peters
Adam and Graham have recently published an evaluation of what the implications would be for the UK if the existing EQS for nickel, that was…
Updates and Perspectives from the UK Chemical Regulations Conference
May 31, 2024 by Lucy Kennelly
Last week, Lucy attended a conference on UK chemical regulations and policy, hosted by Chemical Watch. The conference included presentations by regulators Defra and HSE, as well as industry…
SETAC Seville – what a week!
May 29, 2024 by Sylwia Kosmala-Grzechnik
Although the SETAC Europe conference in Seville has come to an end, the inspiring experiences and discussions will linger with us for a long time…With over 3000…
Preparation for UK REACH – Analytical data
May 24, 2024 by Rhiannon Smith
As discussed in our previous blog, the consultation on the Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm) for UK REACH indicates that there is potentially a significant reduction in the amount…
Consultation on UK REACH – what might this mean?
May 21, 2024 by Becky Marks
The long-awaited consultation on the Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm) under UK REACH is now open, with two of the key takeaways from the new proposals…
Water Quality Stocktake: Identification of Priority Emerging Pollutants in Waters of England and Northern Ireland
May 14, 2024 by Ed Stutt
At the SETAC Europe conference in Seville Ed presented his poster on the prioritisation of emerging contaminants in water on the same day…
SETAC Seville Day 2
May 8, 2024 by Iain Wilson
Becky was co-chair of an endocrine disruption session on Day 2 of SETAC Europe and also had a platform on the assessment of endocrine disruption potential…