HESI In Vivo Experts Workshop

An expert workshop on “In-vivo methods for bioaccumulation assessment” was held May 18, 2012 and hosted by Umweltbundesamt (German Federal Environment Agency, UBA).  Workshop objectives were to share recent advances in bioaccumulation assessment of organic chemicals and prioritize future needs for improving decision-making to help inform HESI’s strategic work plan and other interested organizations addressing this topic.  The focus was on laboratory-based bioaccumulation endpoints involving whole organisms and linkages of these in-vivo endpoints with in-silico (models), in-vitro (sub-organismal) and in-situ (field) approaches.

Workshop Agenda

Workshop Agenda

Workshop Participants

Workshop Presentation Abstracts and Presentations

Welcome, Introduction, & Workshop Goals
Michelle Embry, HESI, USA
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In vivo testing of chemicals that undergo substantial biotransformation: An opportunity to advance in vitro-in vivo metabolism extrapolation procedures for fish
John Nichols, USEPA, USA
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OECD 305 test guideline revision
Daniel Merckel, Environment Agency UK
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Dietary ‘B’ assessment: Comparison of the BCF and BMF for Chemicals using Common Carp
Naoki Hashizume, CERI, Japan
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Development of an Abbreviated In Vivo Fish Bioconcentration Screening Test
Duane Huggett, University of North Texas
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Development and validation of an abbreviated in vivo fish bioconcentration test (CEFIC ECO14a) & Rapid estimation of TMF using laboratory, field and computer modelling methods in aquatic organisms(CEFIC ECO15)
Margaretha Adolfsson-Erici, Stockholm University, Sweden
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Progress towards the development and testing of in-vivo bioaccumulation assessment methods for metabolizing substances
Frank Gobas, Simon Fraser University, Canada
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Passive dosing, passive sampling, and weight of evidence framework for ‘B’ assessment
Tom Parkerton, ExxonMobil, USA
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Advances in bioaccumulation assessment
Kent Woodburn, Dow Corning, USA
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Bioaccumulation in benthic oligochaetes
Philipp Egeler, ECT, Germany
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