Basic strategies that save animals include the release of existing data on industrial chemicals, whether from industry files or other testing programs like HPV or REACH, and the formation of categories of chemicals to allow read-across of hazard ... more

Basic strategies that save animals must be written into revised TSCA legislation. These include the release of existing data on industrial chemicals, whether from industry files or other testing programs like HPV or REACH, and the formation of ... more

The NRC report lays out specific steps to modernize toxicity testing. A focused research effort will be needed to develop, assess, and implement the alternative methods recommended in the report. This vision would be accomplished in phases, ... more

Using more human-relevant methods, as the NRC Vision recommends, will allow regulatory agencies like the EPA to better understand the direct effects of a chemical on humans at a molecular level. Because many tests can be run at once, scientists can ... more