Chapter 2

Risk assessment of chemicals


What is the difference between an acute and a chronic bioassay for invertebrates?

Why don’t we have the same challenges for metals?

What are PBT chemicals? And what is the difference to a POP?

What is the difference between a NOEC and a LOEC?

What is the difference between a NOEC and a NOAEL?

How can in vitro methods support chemical risk assessment?