Enhancing the use of exposure science across EU chemical policies as part of the European Exposure Science Strategy 2020-2030.

Autor: Bruinen de Bruin Y; European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate for Space, Security and Migration, Geel, Belgium. ybr@cefic.be.; European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), Brussels, Belgium. ybr@cefic.be., Franco A; European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate on Health, Consumer and Reference Materials, Ispra, Italy., Ahrens A; European Chemicals Agency, Helsinki, Finland., Morris A; European Commission, Directorate General Employment, Luxembourg, Luxembourg., Verhagen H; National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.; University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland., Kephalopoulos S; European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate on Health, Consumer and Reference Materials, Ispra, Italy., Dulio V; INERIS - National Institute for Environment and Industrial Risks, Verneuil en Halatte, France., Slobodnik J; Environmental Institute, Koš, Slovakia., Sijm DTHM; Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Utrecht, The Netherlands.; University College Venlo, Campus Venlo, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands., Vermeire T; RIVM - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands., Ito T; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France., Takaki K; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France., De Mello J; United Nations Environment Programme, Paris, France., Bessems J; Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Mol, Belgium., Zare Jeddi M; RIVM - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands., Tanarro Gozalo C; European Chemicals Agency, Helsinki, Finland., Pollard K; European Chemicals Agency, Helsinki, Finland., McCourt J; European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate for Space, Security and Migration, Geel, Belgium., Fantke P; Quantitative Sustainability Assessment, Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology [J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol] 2022 Jul; Vol. 32 (4), pp. 513-525. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 25.
DOI: 10.1038/s41370-021-00388-4
Abstrakt: Background: A scientific framework on exposure science will boost the multiuse of exposure knowledge across EU chemicals-related policies and improve risk assessment, risk management and communication across EU safety, security and sustainability domains.
Objective: To stimulate public and private actors to align and strengthen the cross-policy adoption of exposure assessment data, methods and tools across EU legislation.
Methods: By mapping and analysing the EU regulatory landscape making use of exposure information, policy and research challenges and key areas of action are identified and translated into opportunities enhancing policy and scientific efficiency.
Results: Identified key areas of actions are to develop a common scientific exposure assessment framework, supported by baseline acceptance criteria and a shared knowledge base enhancing exchangeability and acceptability of exposure knowledge within and across EU chemicals-related policies. Furthermore, such framework will improve communication and management across EU chemical safety, security and sustainability policies comprising sourcing, manufacturing and global trade of goods and waste management. In support of building such a common framework and its effective use in policy and industry, exposure science innovation needs to be better embedded along the whole policymaking cycle, and be integrated into companies' safety and sustainability management systems. This will help to systemically improve regulatory risk management practices.
Significance: This paper constitutes an important step towards the implementation of the EU Green Deal and its underlying policy strategies, such as the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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