Advancing regulatory assessments for complex substances - Delina Lyon, Concawe
Update: 2025-03-24
Description
In this episode I speak with Delina Lyon, Science Executive for Environment at Concawe.
Del and I dive deep into the regulatory assessment of complex substances. This issue still presents a wicked challenge for industry and regulators alike, and Concawe's work is right at the forefront of this.
Our conversation covers:
- What is Concawe?
- Del's role at Concawe
- Environmental assessment of petroleum substances under REACH
- Del's early career and switch from academia to industry
- Reflections on the science-policy interface
- Developments in regulatory testing and assessment
- Conflicts of interest and the role of industry scientists
- The wicked problem of complex substances (UVCBs)
- Challenges with biodegradation testing
- Weight of evidence and the Persistence Assessment Tool (PAT)
- The hydrocarbon block method and related tools PETROTOX and PETRORISK
- Persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity (PBT) assessments and the new PMT concept
Persistence Assessment Tool (PAT)
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