AquaTT

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been associated with negative impacts on human health, including cancers and altered reproductive function, as well as numerous adverse environmental impacts. They are currently regulated by the European Union through REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals). While legislative criteria to identify EDCs in biocides and pesticides has recently been established, current testing tools do not always appropriately identify effects, particularly those related to certain less studied or newly developed EDCs. ERGO aims to improve identification and hazard assessment of EDCs for the protection of human health and the environment. It will do so by breaking down the wall that currently exists between the different research fields that investigate adverse effects of EDCs in different vertebrate classes.

OBJECTIVES

• To improve identification of newly emerging EDCs;
• To improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of existing methods of identifying EDCs to meet regulatory requirements;
• To support industry in the development and promotion of EDC-free products benefitting both to the environment and human health;
• To contribute to the development of an international strategy and guidelines for testing EDCs and assessing associated hazards

AQUATT'S ROLE

Marieke Reuver, Programme Manager Marieke is WP leader of ERGO’s WP8 – Knowledge Transfer, Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation, responsible for the overall WP management to ensure that the outcomes and achievements of ERGO are effectively transferred to end users and there is a measurable uptake. She sits on the ERGO Steering Group and is the AquaTT representative in the General Assembly. Contact Marieke about ERGO

Avril Hanbidge, Project Officer Avril is AquaTT’s Project Officer working on ERGO dealing with the day to day running of WP8 – Knowledge Transfer, Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation. She is a member of the ERGO Steering Group and the Innovation Task Force to support the protection, promotion and exploitation of the project’s results. She can be contacted for all communication and press queries in relation to ERGO, its outputs and activities. Contact Avril about ERGO

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Funded by the European Union Horizon2020 Programme