title: Identification, assessment and management of "endocrine disruptors" in wildlife in the EU substance legislation--discussion paper from the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA).
abstract: A discussion paper was developed by a panel of experts of the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) contributing to the on-going debate on the identification, assessment and management of endocrine disruptors with a view to protect wildlife according to the EU substance legislation (plant protection products, biocides, industrial chemicals). Based on a critical synthesis of the state-of-the-art regarding regulatory requirements, testing methods, assessment schemes, decision-making criteria and risk management options, we advise an appropriate and consistent implementation of this important subject into existing chemicals legislation in Europe. Our proposal for a balanced risk management of endocrine disruptors essentially advocates transparent regulatory decision making based on a scientifically robust weight of evidence approach and an adequate risk management consistent across different legislations. With respect to the latter, a more explicit consideration of the principle of proportionality of regulatory decision making and socio-economic benefits in the on-going debate is further encouraged.
authors.affiliation: Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Woerlitzer Platz 1, 06844 Dessau-Rosslau, Germany. Electronic address: tobias.frische@uba.de.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Frische
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bachmann
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frein
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Juffernholz
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kehrer
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maack
authors.forename: Frauke
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stock
authors.forename: Hans-Christian
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Stolzenberg
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thierbach
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walter-Rohde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D054750:Ecotoxicology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D005062:European Union; D005858:Germany; D006077:Government Agencies; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards / Q000633:toxicity*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management
chemical_list: D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010575:Pesticides
keywords: Endocrine disruptors; Environmental hazard assessment; Regulatory decision making; Risk management; Wildlife