LRI co-sponsors workshops and conferences with scientific societies, international organizations, and governmental agencies that are designed to focus on timely issues of mutual interest to these groups and to policy makers. The primary goals are to foster interactions among researchers and stakeholders, to stimulate discussions that can improve the scientific basis for policy-making and to support consensus building that can advance the risk assessment process. Summary reports are available for several recent workshops.
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Held June 22 – 23, 2011
Quebec City, Canada
Advancing Exposure Science to Improve Chemical Safety
Evaluating risks from chemicals in everyday life requires information about both exposure and hazard. Innovations in exposure science are essential to improve exposure information for public health protection. The International Council of Chemical Associations’ Long-Range Research Initiative (ICCA-LRI) and Health Canada organized a workshop on improving chemical safety evaluations through innovative use of exposure science and biological and computational technologies. This workshop focused on increased understanding of: low level chemical exposures; relevant windows of exposure, including perinatal periods; and chemical mixtures, mixed exposures, and cumulative effects.
LRI Impact—One-Page Summary of the 2009 ICCA-LRI Workshop
For more information, contact:
Tina Bahadori at tina_bahadori@americanchemistry.com or
Brenda Barry at brenda_barry@americanchemistry.com