--- title: Science Digest Newsletter - September 2026 --- Science Digest Newsletter - September 2026 ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­    ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   | View in browser SEPTEMBER 2026 Effect-based spatiotemporal assessment of suspended particulate matter in the River Rhine: An early warning platform for environmental monitoring   Journal  Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 514 (2026), 142578.   Authors Erica Selin, Fredric Södergren Seilitz, Javad Mottaghipisheh, Geeta Mandava, Johan Lundqvist, Anna Kärrman, Magnus Engwall, Lutz Ahrens, Dirk Repsilber, Oleksandr Kotlyar, Andi Alijagic, Jan Koschorreck, Maria Larsson   Work package 8,2 Read key messages Identification of estrogenic and DNA damaging chemicals using a combined morphological and genotoxic biomarker assay   Journal Toxicology, Vol. 526 (2026), 154506.   Authors Ann-Sophie Aßmann, Cynthia Recoules, Norman Ertych, Michael Oelgeschlaeger, Marc Audebert, Verena Fetz   Work package 5 Read key messages Zebrafish startle habituation: How readout choice influences the interpretation of chemical effects in neurotoxicity screening   Journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Vol. 319 (2026), 120289.   Authors Karla Colín-García, Niki Tagkalidou, Ouwais Aljabasini, Eva Prats, Carlos Barata, Leobardo Manuel Gómez-Oliván, Demetrio Raldúa   Work package 5 Read key messages Challenges and solutions in transitioning to animal-free standards: a comprehensive analysis of components in human cell-based developmental neurotoxicity assays   Journal Frontiers in Toxicology, Vol. 8 (2026), 1800157.   Authors Julia Vanessa Spänle, Lisa Maria Haiber, Bettina Seeger   Work package 5 Read key messages New approach methodologies (NAMs) to support regulatory assessment of developmental immunotoxicity – a new PARC project   Journal Frontiers in Toxicology, Vol. 8 (2026), 1740390.   Authors Nicola M. Smith, Véronique M. P. de Bruijn, Rob J. Vandebriel, Rita Hargitai, Katalin Lumniczky, Aafke W. F. Janssen, Karsten Beekmann, Birol Usta, Julia Tigges, Christiane Spruck, Selma Hurem, Martina Iulini, Emanuela Corsini, Anne Bado-Nilles, Rémy Beaudouin, Ioanna Katsiadaki, Irene Cano, Marion Sebire, Humblenoble Stembridge Ayuk, Violeta Stojanovska, Ana C. Zenclussen, Etienne B. Blanc, Saadia Kerdine-Römer, Rafaela Lacerda, Luísa Romão, Pablo Monfort-Lanzas, Johanna M. Gostner, Archibold Mposhi, Jonathan D. Turner, Giorgia Del Favero, Birgitte Lindeman   Work package 5 Read key messages In vitro endocrine-disrupting effects of the natural toxins Enniatins and Beauvericin on steroidogenesis   Journal Emerging Contaminants, Vol. 12 (2026), 2, 100655.   Authors Gabriele Lori, Lucia Coppola, Daniele Sadutto, Elena Bossù, Livia Manna, Sabrina Tait   Work package 5 Read key messages More info on eu-parc.eu List of work packages (WPs) WP 1 Partnership management and coordination WP 2 A common science-policy-agenda WP 3 Synergies, collaborations and awareness WP 4 Monitoring and exposure WP 5 Hazard assessment WP 6 Innovation in regulatory risk assessment WP 7 FAIR data WP 8 Concepts and toolboxes WP 9 Building infrastructural and human capacities The subscription service is provided by the European Environment Agency.   European Environment Agency eea.europa.eu  Kongens Nytorv 6, 1050, Copenhagen K, Denmark   You receive this email because you subscribed to PARC newsletters. Manage your subscription: PARC Science Digest Update subscription | | --- |