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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…
SETAC Seville Day 1
May 7, 2024 by Iain Wilson
wca had an action packed Day 1 at SETAC Europe; Iain chaired a session, Ed having a poster spotlight, a poster each from Becky and…
How to Make the Most of Data of Chemicals Concentrations in Environmental Media: Practical Use of CREED, Challenges and Solutions
April 30, 2024 by Graham Merrington
How to Make the Most of Data of Chemicals Concentrations in Environmental Media: Practical Use of CREED, Challenges and Solutions…
Regression on Order Statistics – an approach for dealing with non-detects
April 29, 2024 by Iain Wilson
Measured concentrations below the limit of detection (LoD) (or limit of quantification (LoQ)) can be a potential issue when performing a chemical risk assessment. Numerous methods have been applied ranging…
wca at CHEMUK 2024
April 18, 2024 by Olivia Tran
wca will be at the CHEMUK show for the first time this year on the 15th and 16th May at the NEC, Birmingham . The event is…
wca at SETAC Europe 2024
April 12, 2024 by Iain Wilson
wca are long standing partners of SETAC Europe. As in previous years, we have a major presence at the 34th Annual SETAC Europe Meeting to be held in…
Establishing a Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals and Waste – Insights for Industry
April 9, 2024 by Olivia Tran
The International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP) hosted a webinar on 4th April discussing the establishment an intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel (SPP) on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention.
Environmental risk assessment of the use of zinc oxide medicated feeds for weaning piglets in the UK
April 5, 2024 by Adam Peters
Adam and Graham have recently published a study evaluating the potential environmental risks that may result from the use of zinc oxide based medicated feeds for weaning piglets.
Criteria for Reporting and Evaluating Exposure Datasets (CREED)
February 12, 2024 by Graham Merrington
When undertaking an environmental risk assessment for a chemical there are commonly two key inputs; the first is related to the how hazardous the chemical is, most often determined through…
Biocides Europe 2023 conference
December 22, 2023 by Sylwia Kosmala-Grzechnik
Earlier in December, I had the privilege of attending the Biocides Europe 2023 conference in Vienna, organized by Chemical Watch. The conference brought together representatives of…
SETAC Seville 2024
November 6, 2023 by Becky Brown
wca will be active again at SETAC in 2024 which will be hosted in sunny Seville (#SETACSeville). We are inviting people to submit abstracts for a variety…
Conducting and interpreting vitellogenin measurements in fish for regulatory purposes
October 17, 2023 by Becky Brown
wca are pleased to announce the publication of two new open access papers concerning the assessment of the vitellogenin protein (a pivotal protein biomarker for endocrine activity of chemicals) in…
Detection of anti-androgenic activity of chemicals in fish studies: a data review
August 4, 2023 by Grace Panter
Hot off the press! Grace and Becky, with colleagues from CropLife Europe, have just had a review paper on the sensitivity of fish testing guidelines to detect the…
Confirmation of extension of the UK REACH registration deadlines and data access under 12-years rule
July 27, 2023 by Rhiannon Smith
We published a blog in May about the draft Statutory Instruments which the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) had presented to Parliament for extending the registration…
Implementing approaches to account for metal bioavailability in freshwaters: Current status and future directions
July 4, 2023 by Graham Merrington
When Graham and Adam attended SETAC North America in Pittsburgh last year they organised a meeting to discuss the approaches to metal bioavailability implementation in different regions, states,…