New Toxicology Tools and the Emerging Paradigm Shift in Environmental Health Decision-Making
Numerous types of rapid toxicity or exposure assays and platforms are providing information relevant to human hazard identification. As such they offer the promise of aiding decision-making in a variety of contexts including the regulatory management of chemicals, evaluation of products and environmental media, and emergency response. However, the acceptance of these new methods can be hindered by limitations in the available data as well as pre-existing conventions and perceptions. A National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) workshop (Nov 20171) examined both the toxicological and social science aspects of this challenge.