Researchers Tout ‘Non-Targeted’ Study To Analyze Data-Poor Chemicals

Academics including a former EPA scientist are touting what they say is a novel study that used non-targeted analysis (NTA) to identify previously untested chemicals and show at least “potential” links to health harms in pregnant women -- a step they say shows that the discipline could aid research on data-poor chemicals, a persistent hurdle for TSCA. During a Sept. 14 webcast on “Chemicals and Pregnancy Complications: Findings from Nontargeted Analysis,” hosted by the Collaborative for Health and Environment (CHE),...