EPA Eyes Novel Developmental Neurotoxicity Tests For Regulatory Use

May 26, 2022
EPA scientists say they are working with other agencies to adapt a novel battery of tests for chemicals’ developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) potential for regulatory use, offering a potential avenue to bolster the toxicological data underlying TSCA evaluations of substances seen as potential DNTs as well as similar work by other programs. Speaking during the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods’ (ICCVAM) annual symposium on May 26, several EPA presenters said their work on DNT testing is a...


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