NRP50

Objectives

The National Research Programme 50 'Endocrine Disruptors' aims to develop scientific strategies to assess the risks and hazards that arise when endocrine disruptors are processed through ecosystems to cause human and animal exposure. Methods and models suitable to assess the endocrine activity of these chemicals or chemical mixtures will be established and the mechanisms of action, and their effects on developmental and reproductive processes will be investigated. The magnitude of exposure of humans, domestic animals, wildlife and environment in Switzerland and the resulting hazards and risks will be assessed.

 

The NRP aims to create a consensus platform for industry and regulators on how to avoid the negative impact of today's chemicals of this category. In the pursuit of this goal, the NRP aims to define a set of rules for future development of pertinent substances.