New EU hazard classifications for ED, PBT/vPvB and PMT/vPvM
June 19, 2023 by Olivia Tran
The EU has recently finalised new hazard classes under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. The new hazard classes are: Endocrine disruption for human health, Category…
Not Just Another NAMs meeting – NAMs from Aspiration to Implementation
June 13, 2023 by Rhiannon Smith
Following on from ECHA’s recent workshop, I was in London last week, at the NAMs workshop held by HESI and NC3Rs, which has…
SETAC Dublin 2023 Recap
May 25, 2023 by Dean Leverett
Now that the dust has well and truly settled on SETAC Dublin 2023, and we’ve had a little time to catch our breath from what proved to…
UK initiate formal procedure to extend registration deadlines under UK REACH
May 12, 2023 by Sylwia Kosmala-Grzechnik
In April, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) initiated a formal procedure to extend the registration deadlines under UK REACH by presenting the draft…
SETAC Dublin Day 2 and Day 3
May 3, 2023 by Iain Wilson
wca have continued to be very busy presenting our work, attending interest groups and presentations over Day 2 and Day 3 of SETAC Dublin; as well as catching with many…
Endocrine Disruptor Training and SETAC Dublin Day 1
May 2, 2023 by Becky Brown
We are all having a great time in sunny Dublin catching up with old friends and colleagues. The atmosphere is really good and there seems to be great engagement with…
Workshop on the Derivation and Implementation of Bioavailability-based Water Quality Guidelines for Metals in Freshwaters
April 27, 2023 by Graham Merrington
Graham was invited to attend a Workshop on the Derivation and Implementation of Bioavailability-based Water Quality Guidelines for Metals in Freshwaters, in Sydney Australia, by CSIRO.
British Toxicology Society’s Annual Congress
April 25, 2023 by Kate Roylance
Last week, Owen and Kate represented wca at the British Toxicology Society’s Annual Congress, hosted at the Park Regis, Birmingham from Monday 17th to Wednesday 19th April. The…
wca at SETAC Europe 2023
April 11, 2023 by Iain Wilson
wca are long standing partners of SETAC Europe. As in previous years, we have a major presence at the 33rd Annual SETAC Europe Meeting to be held in…
Changes to EU REACH dossier completeness checks
March 28, 2023 by Lucy Kennelly
The European Commission has revised some of the information requirements for registering chemicals under REACH. New rules have been implemented under this revision which change the automatic and manual completeness…
New Publication on The Protectiveness of the Bioavailability Based Environmental Quality Standard for Zinc
March 23, 2023 by Adam Peters
Adam and Iain have recently published a study evaluating the protectiveness of the bioavailability based Environmental Quality Standard for zinc that is used in the…
PFAS restriction proposal published
March 6, 2023 by Becky Marks
The long-awaited restriction proposal for Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was published on 7th February. The restriction dossier has been prepared jointly by the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden,…
Completion of Phase 3 of the UKWIR Chemicals Investigation Programme (CIP)
January 16, 2023 by Dean Leverett
The UKWIR Chemical Investigations Programme (CIP) is a long-term chemical monitoring programme focused on the UK wastewater treatment industry. The first phase focused on the sources of contaminants in wastewater…
UK REACH registration deadlines to be extended by 3 years
December 6, 2022 by Sylwia Kosmala-Grzechnik
Since the UK left the EU, all substances manufactured in or imported into the UK at tonnages of 1 tonne per year or above need to be registered under UK…
Implementing Approaches to Account for Metal Bioavailability in Freshwaters
November 22, 2022 by Graham Merrington
Adam and Graham helped run a meeting in the margins of SETAC North America, Pittsburgh on “Implementing Approaches to Account for Metal Bioavailability in Freshwaters: Current Status and…