New Technology Is Helping Regulators Know Which of the 80,000 Manufactured Chemicals Pose Risks
New computer-based data analysis will make it possible to start defining levels at which chemicals might cause harm to humans and then to select those chemicals in the environment that should be more fully assessed.
A team of federal government researchers successfully has tested a new method to more quickly and cheaply collect data that can help define the potential human health risks for more than 80,000 chemicals now in commerce and the environment. The researchers believe it lays the groundwork for far-reaching advances in managing chemical risks in the United States and worldwide.
