CAN ECOLOGICAL MODELS ACCURATELY PREDICT MIXTURE TOXICITY AT THE POPULATION LEVEL OR IS CLAIRVOYANCE STILL NEEDED? In the natural environment, chemical substances are rarely present as single compounds, hence it is no surprise that at a regulatory level, mixture toxicity [...]

Biocidal active substance and product suppliers included on the EU Article 95 List at the end of the EU exit transition period on 31 December 2020 were automatically added to the GB Article 95 List. To remain on the GB [...]

Through a Baekelandmandaat, ARCHE Consulting attracted PhD student Karel Vlaeminck to conduct applied research within the context of his doctoral thesis. Such a mandate facilitates doctoral research in an industrial environment, based on the philosophy that collaborations between knowledge institutions [...]

As stated in the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability, the presence of unintentional mixtures in the environment is a main focus point in Europe. Our data science team at ARCHE Consulting has looked in detail at monitoring databases to identify which [...]

The BPC opinion on the application for approval of the active substances benzalkonium chloride (BKC – CAS 68424-85-1) and didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC – CAS 7173-51-5) in both PT1 and PT2 were adopted in December 2021. This means that the estimated [...]

Starting in 2022, enforcement authorities in Member States will check that companies are compliant with the obligations to market their biocidal products in Europe. Be aware that these compliance checks will include products which contain approved and non-approved active substances, this means that [...]

In the December BPC meeting, only for PT 19 a positive opinion was adopted for Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium, extract from open and mature flowers of Tanacetum cinerariifolium obtained with hydrocarbon solvents and Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium extract from open and mature flowers of [...]

We have in-depth knowledge in the determination of human and ecological risks of hazardous substances. Over the years we have developed a number of tools, some of them are free to use. One of them is the “Threshold Calculator” to [...]

A new platform for national transitional registration in Belgium is being launched beginning of September 2021.  The Belgian authorities have posted a document on their news website with the different phases this transition will go through and an indicative timeline. [...]

We are pleased to announce our latest article "Assessment of exposure determinants and exposure levels by using stationary concentration measurements and a probabilistic near-field/far-field exposure model". Here we demonstrate how emission rates and probabilistic exposure modelling can be used to [...]