Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide worldwide. It is a broad spectrum herbicide
and its agricultural uses increased considerably after the development of glyphosate …

Background: Systematic-review methodologies provide objectivity and transparency to the
process of collecting and synthesizing scientific evidence in reaching conclusions on …

EFSA requested the Scientific Committee to develop a guidance document on the use of the
weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments for use in all areas under EFSA's …

Systematic consideration of scientific support is a critical element in developing and,
ultimately, using adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) for various regulatory applications …

Pyrethroids are commonly used around the home and in agricultural production to control
insects. Human contact to one or more pyrethroid insecticides is likely. Numerous …

Abstract Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are used in Canada and the United States in
planning and assessing diets of apparently healthy individuals and population groups. The …

Whether perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), two widely used
and biopersistent synthetic chemicals, are immunotoxic in humans is unclear. Accordingly …

Risk to human health as a consequence of toxic materials found in modern societies is a
matter of grave concern to the world community. What is more, risks to humans that arise …

This review of 19 chemical approaches used in assessing sediment quality are classified
into empirical, mechanistic and sediment quality indices (SQI) groups. Empirical sediment …

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are a diverse group of “chemicals of emerging
concern” which have attracted much interest from the research community since the 1990s …