Headlines
- Humans and the environment are exposed to a cocktail of chemicals from different sources.
- Combined exposure to multiple chemicals can lead to health/ environmental effects even if single substances in the mixture do not exceed safe levels.
- The assessment and management of mixtures is only partly covered by current legislation, which focuses on single substances in isolated sectors.
- Methodology to address mixture risks is available, yet many knowledge gaps need to be filled. In particular, real co-exposure patterns are mostly unknown.
- JRC is performing research on new strategies to assess the combination effects of chemicals.JRC.F.3-Chemicals Safety and Alternative Method
