Updating the Guidelines for Assessing Toxic Substances
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Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic substances (PBTs) and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are regulated by many regional, national, and global conventions. Despite growing worldwide concerns about contamination and the safety of our food supply, advances in chemistry, information, and other technologies during the past two decades are not being sufficiently applied. As a result, effective guidance for the identification, assessment, and management of these substances is limited and often out-of-date.
These articles convey the key elements of the current state of the science, the evolution of scientific understanding, and the challenges for future worldwide regulation of PBT chemicals and POPs. The series is based around the intensive science and regulatory policy deliberations that took place during a SETAC international workshop, held in
In the introduction to this special series, workshop co-chairmen,
"Introduction to Special Series: Science-Based Guidance and Framework for the Evaluation and Identification of PBTs and POPs," (Vol. 5(4):535-538;
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