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Why Do Countries Regulate Environmental Health Risks Differently? A Theoretical Perspective by Clahsen, Sander C. S., Kamp, Irene, Hakkert, Betty C., Vermeire, Theo G., Piersma, Aldert H., Lebret, Erik

“…Why do countries regulate, or prefer to regulate, environmental health risks such as radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and endocrine disruptors…”
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Correcting a fundamental error in greenhouse gas accounting related to bioenergy by Haberl, Helmut, Sprinz, Detlef, Bonazountas, Marc, Cocco, Pierluigi, Desaubies, Yves, Henze, Mogens, Hertel, Ole, Johnson, Richard K., Kastrup, Ulrike, Laconte, Pierre, Lange, Eckart, Novak, Peter, Paavola, Jouni, Reenberg, Anette, van den Hove, Sybille, Vermeire, Theo, Wadhams, Peter, Searchinger, Timothy

“…Many international policies encourage a switch from fossil fuels to bioenergy based on the premise that its use would not result in carbon accumulation in the…”
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Analysis of different preferences for the EU's regulatory options for endocrine disruptor identification criteria using argumentation theory by Clahsen, Sander C.S., Moss, Lana, van Kamp, Irene, Vermeire, Theo G., Garssen, Bart J., Piersma, Aldert H., Lebret, Erik

“…What criteria are most suitable to identify endocrine disrupting substances (EDSs) for regulatory purposes in the EU? The results of the European Commission's…”
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Opinion of the Scientific Committee on health, environmental and emerging risks on the safety of titanium dioxide in toys by Vermeire, Theo G., Hoet, Peter, Ion, Rodica-Mariana, Krätke, Renate, Proykova, Ana, Scott, Marian, de Jong, Wim H., Bodin, Laurent, Dusinska, Maria, Stepnik, Maciej, Wijnhoven, Susan W.P., Autrup, Herman, von Goetz, Natalie

“…The Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks advises the European Commission on whether the uses of titanium dioxide in…”
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Framework for developing an exposure science curriculum as part of the European Exposure Science Strategy 2020–2030 by Connolly, Alison, Scheepers, Paul T.J., Coggins, Marie A., Vermeire, Theo, van Tongeren, Martie, Heinemeyer, Gerhard, Bridges, James W., Bredendiek-Kämper, Susanne, de Bruin, Yuri Bruinen, Clayson, Anne, Gerding, Johannes, McCourt, Josephine, Urbanus, Jan, Viegas, Susana, von Goetz, Natalie, Zare-Jeddi, Maryam, Fantke, Peter

“…[Display omitted] Evaluating and managing exposures to chemical, physical and biological stressors, which frequently interplay with psychological stressors as…”
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Building a European exposure science strategy by Fantke, Peter, von Goetz, Natalie, Schlüter, Urs, Bessems, Jos, Connolly, Alison, Dudzina, Tatsiana, Ahrens, Andreas, Bridges, Jim, Coggins, Marie A., Conrad, André, Hänninen, Otto, Heinemeyer, Gerhard, Kephalopoulos, Stylianos, McLachlan, Michael, Meijster, Tim, Poulsen, Veronique, Rother, Dag, Vermeire, Theo, Viegas, Susana, Vlaanderen, Jelle, Jeddi, Maryam Zare, Bruinen de Bruin, Yuri

“…Exposure information is a critical element in various regulatory and non-regulatory frameworks in Europe and elsewhere. Exposure science supports to ensure…”
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Conducting evaluations of evidence that are transparent, timely and can lead to health-protective actions by Chartres, Nicholas, Sass, Jennifer B, Gee, David, Bălan, Simona A, Birnbaum, Linda, Cogliano, Vincent James, Cooper, Courtney, Fedinick, Kristi Pullen, Harrison, Roy M, Kolossa-Gehring, Marike, Mandrioli, Daniele, Mitchell, Mark A, Norris, Susan L, Portier, Christopher J, Straif, Kurt, Vermeire, Theo

“…In February 2021, over one hundred scientists and policy experts participated in a web-based Workshop to discuss the ways that divergent evaluations of…”
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Understanding conflicting views of endocrine disruptor experts: a pilot study using argumentation analysis by Clahsen, Sander C.S., van Klaveren, Holly S., Vermeire, Theo G., van Kamp, Irene, Garssen, Bart, Piersma, Aldert H, Lebret, Erik

“…To what extent do substances have the potential to cause adverse health effects through an endocrine mode of action? This question elicited intense debates…”
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Comparison of chemical-induced transcriptional activation of fish and human estrogen receptors: Regulatory implications by Dang, ZhiChao, Ru, Shaoguo, Wang, Wei, Rorije, Emiel, Hakkert, Betty, Vermeire, Theo

“…Under the current EU chemical regulation REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), revised plant protection products and…”
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Reproductive toxicants have a threshold of adversity by Piersma, Aldert H., Hernandez, Lya G., van Benthem, Jan, Muller, J. J. Andre, van Leeuwen, F.X. Rolaf, Vermeire, Theo G., van Raaij, Marcel T. M.

“…This paper surveys the scientific basis for the current threshold approach for reproductive hazard and risk assessment. In some regulatory areas it was…”
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Verification of a REACH Environmental Prioritization System Against Regulatory Risk Indices by Zweers, Patrick G. P. C, Gunnarsdóttir, Sjöfn, Vermeire, Theo G, Traas, Theo P, Koers-Jacquemijns, Marjorie, Sijm, Dick T. H. M

“…A prioritization method that was developed to rank chemical substances on the basis of their environmental impact was applied to 230 new substance…”
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Opportunities for a probabilistic risk assessment of chemicals in the European Union by Jager, Tjalling, Vermeire, Theo G, Rikken, Mathieu G.J, van der Poel, Paul

“…In risk assessment of new and existing substances, it is current practice to characterise risk using a deterministic quotient of the exposure concentration, or…”
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Scientific governance and the process for exposure scenario development in REACH by Money, Chris D, Van Hemmen, Joop J, Vermeire, Theo G

“…The primary process established by the European Commission to address the science needed to define key REACH concepts and to help rationally implement REACH's…”
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Probabilistic risk characterization: An example with di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate by Bosgra, Sieto, Bos, Peter M.J., Vermeire, Theo G., Luit, Richard J., Slob, Wout

“…While probabilistic methods gain attention in hazard characterization and are increasingly used in exposure assessment, full use of the available probabilistic…”
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Occupational exposure to Cr(VI) in Finland in 1980–2016 and related lung cancer risk assessment by Mahiout, Selma, Kiilunen, Mirja, Vermeire, Theo, Viegas, Susana, Woutersen, Marjolijn, Santonen, Tiina

“…Occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)], a known lung carcinogen, remains a relevant concern. When performing exposure assessment for risk…”
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Scientific Opinion on Risk Assessment of Synthetic Biology by Epstein, Michelle M, Vermeire, Theo

“…In 2013, three Scientific Committees of the European Commission (EC) drafted Scientific Opinions on synthetic biology that provide an operational definition…”
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Human biomonitoring in health risk assessment in Europe: Current practices and recommendations for the future by Louro, Henriqueta, Heinälä, Milla, Bessems, Jos, Buekers, Jurgen, Vermeire, Theo, Woutersen, Marjolijn, van Engelen, Jacqueline, Borges, Teresa, Rousselle, Christophe, Ougier, Eva, Alvito, Paula, Martins, Carla, Assunção, Ricardo, Silva, Maria João, Pronk, Anjoeka, Schaddelee-Scholten, Bernice, Del Carmen Gonzalez, Maria, de Alba, Mercedes, Castaño, Argelia, Viegas, Susana, Humar-Juric, Tatjana, Kononenko, Lijana, Lampen, Alfonso, Vinggaard, Anne Marie, Schoeters, Greet, Kolossa-Gehring, Marike, Santonen, Tiina

“…Human biomonitoring (HBM) is an important tool to survey the internal exposure of humans which represents the real life chemical body burden to chemicals…”
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Is the EU chemicals strategy for sustainability a green deal? by Bridges, James W., Greim, Helmut, van Leeuwen, Kees, Stegmann, Rainer, Vermeire, Theo, den Haan, Klaas

“…A fully integrated Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) in respect of chemicals is crucial and must include: • An objective evaluation of the present…”
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Final opinion on the safety of breast implants in relation to anaplastic large cell lymphoma: Report of the scientific committee on health, emerging and environmental risks (SCHEER) by De Jong, Wim H., Panagiotakos, Demosthenes, Proykova, Ana, Samaras, Theodoros, Clemens, Mark W., De Jong, Daphne, Hopper, Ingrid, Rakhorst, Hinne A., Santanelli di Pompeo, Fabio, Turner, Suzanne D., Bertollini, Roberto, Borges, Teresa, de Jong, Wim, de Voogt, Pim, Duarte-Davidson, Raquel, Hoet, Peter, Ion, Rodica Mariana, Kraetke, Renate, Panagiotakos, Demosthenes, Proykova, Ana, Samaras, Theodoros, Scott, Marian, Testai, Emanuela, Vermeire, Theo, Vighi, Marco, Zacharov, Sergej

“…The Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) was requested by the European Commission (EC) to provide a scientific opinion on…”
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An Opinion on non-human primates testing in Europe by Epstein, Michelle M., Vermeire, Theo

“…•NHP studies currently are necessary for particular types of research.•NHP studies should be considered on a case-to-case basis and only if no viable…”
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