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CPTD Panel GroupsThe Chemical Products and Technology Division (CPTD) represents more than 80 self-funded, chemical-specific groups focused on the business of chemistry.
Mar 18, 2020Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource CenterView activities underway by the chemical industry and to help provide resources to address and fight the impacts of COVID-19.
The Importance of Building Resilient CommunitiesImproving resiliency in the built environment will require innovations and investment in material and building science, public policy that prioritizes updated, modern building codes, and engagement from all sectors, from businesses to lawmakers to community members.
American Chemistry MattersA blog of the American Chemistry Council: driving innovation, creating jobs, and enhancing safety.
Science & Research Highlights ACC’s Science & Research Highlights Communicate Information on Scientific Research Projects by ACC Programs and Departments ACC’s Science & Research Highlights are short summaries designed to communicate key features of ACC-sponsored research, including relevance and impacts. While many of the research activities described in Science & Research Highlights are LRI-supported, research projects from other ACC organizations are often included as well. Recently completed Science & Research Highlights are listed below: New Transcriptomics Technologies Will Facilitate Understanding of Adaptive and Adverse Effects & Improve the Scientific Basis of Chemical Safety Evaluations (May 7, 2020)ACC Science & Research at the Society of Toxicology Meeting March 15-19, 2020 Developing Context Appropriate Tiered Toxicity Testing Approaches Using New Alternative Methods (NAMs)ICCA-LRI and JRC Workshop: Summary and OutcomesAccess Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) Values for Over 40,000 ChemicalsLRI at a GlanceImproving Chemical Exposure Evaluation: A New Framework to Encompass the “Production-to-Dose Continuum”PLETHEM: 21st Century Dosimetry to Improve Risk-Based Decision MakingPredictive Analytics Toolkit (PAT): Cloud Version and Web Video Tutorials Now AvailableA User’s Guide for Accessing and Interpreting ToxCast™ DataResearch on Understanding Mode of Action to Improve the Scientific Basis of Risk AssessmentShedding Light on Studies Contending Associations of Human Biomonitoring Levels with Health EffectsCellular Networks and Threshold Responses: Addressing the Challenge of Understanding the Shape Of Dose-Response Curves at Low Exposure LevelsA Step Closer to Applying 21st Century Approaches for Risk‐Based Priority Setting and Screening to Commodity Chemicals: Exposure‐Activity ProfilingMaking Sense of Human Biomonitoring Results: Understanding these Exposure Data in the Context of Potential Human Health Risks
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Chemical Regulation for the 21st Century The Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act updated TSCA to protect Americans' health and our environment, and supports economic growth and manufacturing in the U.S.