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FEBRUARY 2026

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Zebra_K+: High-throughput analysis of acoustic startle response plasticity in zebrafish embryos and larvae in neurotoxicity testing

 

Journal
NeuroToxicology, Vol.112 (2026), 103372.

 

Authors

Niki Tagkalidou, Ouwais Aljabasini, Sergi Pujol, Eva Prats, Josep Maria Porta, Carlos Barata, Demetrio Raldúa

 

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A regulatory perspective on the applicability of NAMs in genotoxicity and carcinogenicity assessment in EU: current practices and future directions

 

Journal
Environment International, Vol. 207 (2026), 109948.

 

Authors
Cecilia Bossa, Silvia Alivernini, Cristina Andreoli, Gabriele Aquilina, Leonello Attias, Emilio Benfenati, Maria Dusinska, Naouale El Yamani, Henriqueta Louro, Francesca Marcon, Giuseppa Raitano, Elise Rundén-Pran, Maria Teresa Russo, Maria João Silva, Chiara Laura Battistelli

 

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6

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The European Commission’s safe and sustainable by design framework: bridging innovation and legislation

 

Journal
Environmental Sciences Europe, Vol. 37(1) (2025), 189.

 

Authors
Kathrin Schwirn, Doris Völker, Magnus Løfstedt, Peter Fantke, Cecilia Bossa, Anežka Sharma, Leo Posthuma, Achilleas Karakoltzidis, Fotini Nikiforou, Alicja Mikołajczyk, Jaco Westra, Spyros Karakitsios, Dimosthenis Sarigiannis, Irantzu Garmendia Aguirre  

 

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8

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Methodological approach for a simultaneous determination of persistent and non-persistent organic pollutants in human blood (serum/plasma) using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques

 

Journal
Journal of Chromatography A, Vol. 1759 (2025), 466235.

 

Authors
Carolina M. Bustamante, Paula Ruiz, Atiya B. Rifat, Natalia Bravo, Joan O. Grimalt, Mercè Garí

 

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6,4

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Report of the European Commission Workshop on “The roadmap towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments”, Brussels, 11-12 December 2023

 

Journal
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, Vol. 161 (2025), 105818.

 

Authors
Mark T.D. Cronin, Elisabet Berggren, Sofia Camorani, Christian Desaintes, Marco Fabbri, Julia Fabrega, Matthias Herzler, Jay D.E. Ingram, Katia Lacasse, Gavin Maxwell, Katrin Schutte, Tomasz Sobanski, Georg Streck, Andrea Terron, Andrew P. Worth

 

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2

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Method optimization for a simultaneous determination of neonicotinoid, carbamate/thiocarbamate, triazole, organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides and their metabolites in urine using UPLC-MS/MS

 

Journal
Journal of Chromatography A, Vol. 1730 (2024), 465054.

 

Authors

Carolina M. Bustamante, Natalia Bravo, Paula Ruiz, Joan O. Grimalt, Mercè Garí

 

Work package
4,6

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