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- Launch of Endocrine Active Substances Information System (EASIS)
On 30 September 2016, the Commission launched the Endocrine Active Substances Information System (EASIS). This web-based application, developed by the JRC, allows searching and collecting results f... - Validation of newly developed digital polymerase chain reaction methods
JRC-scientists have investigated the factors that significantly affect the quantification of nucleic acids by digital PCR (dPCR). Digital PCR is the emerging technique for the detection and quantif... - New calibration standards for accurate radioactivity measurements in the steel industry
Metal recycling conserves natural ore resources and supports sustainable development, hence benefitting industry, consumers and the environment. However, several accidents in the past decades where... - Identification of endocrine disrupting chemical - screening methodology supporting impact assessment published
The purpose of the JRC's methodology was to provide a basis for the screening of the available evidence on chemicals in relation to their potential to act as endocrine disruptors. It was specifical... - Assessing potential risks from exposure to chemical mixtures - case study review
A review of case studies assessing the risk from exposure to chemical mixtures shows a potential concern for several groups of chemicals for highly exposed or particularly vulnerable population gro... - New light on how nuclear fission fragments cool down
In close collaboration with the Swedish University of Chalmers, JRC scientists investigated prompt fission gamma-ray spectra from plutonium isotopes to reduce statistical uncertainties on the model... - Fukushima radioactivity diluted in the Pacific makes tracing ocean currents possible
Very little is known about ocean currents and generally about dynamics in the oceans. But radioactivity released into the Pacific by the Fukushima nuclear accident, which was quickly diluted to har... - How to define read-across and 42 other terms in nanomaterials safety?
Nanoform, Read-across, Weight of Evidence...what do they mean in the nanomaterials safety context? How many definitions of those terms are available? Consistent use of terminology is important i... - Long half-lives relevant to nuclear waste disposal
JRC scientists standardised the activity concentration of three fission products (129up>I, 151sup>Sm, and 166mHo) potentially present in nuclear waste. This work will result in new and eventually more acc... - Proficiency in monitoring radioactivity in air
JRC scientists organised an inter-laboratory comparison study to assess the measurement performance of EU monitoring laboratories. For this purpose, air filters were spiked with 137Cs. The results ... - Fostering the detection of "legal highs"
"Legal highs" are new psychoactive substances (NPS) with similar - and sometimes stronger- effects than illicit drugs such as cannabis, heroin and cocaine. They are rather cheap and easily produced... - A novel device for better plutonium analysis
In collaboration with professionals from the Finish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, JRC scientists built a new conversion electron spectrometer for analysing the isotopic composition of plu... - First results from the new double velocity-double energy spectrometer VERDI
Today fission research focusses on obtaining precise information on the amount of isotopes produced in nuclear fission and the production methods involved. Those data were again of high priority i... - The impact of nuclear temperature on prompt fission gamma-ray emission
JRC scientists, in collaboration with French, Swedish and Norwegian nuclear research institutions, performed a comparative measurement of prompt fission gamma-ray characteristics for fast-neutron-i... - Biofuels from algae: a budding technology yet to become viable
Despite high expectations and extensive research and investment in the last decade, technological options are still in developing stages and key resources for algal growth are still too onerous for... - Knowns and unknowns in radioactivity measurements
A JRC scientist presented a "state-of-the-problem" report in radioactivity measurements on uncertainty estimation and overconfidence in analytical models to represent physical reality. As scienc... - Ten years of use of powerful spectrometers at the JRC-Geel site linear accelerator
In collaboration with users of the JRC-Geel site linear accelerator (GELINA), JRC scientists provided a summary of the experiments and findings from the use of two specific detectors at GELINA thro... - Radioactivity in fume dust from metal industry: A new calibration standard
In close collaboration with European Measurement Institutions, JRC scientists organised an inter-laboratory comparison study to determine the reference radioactivity concentrations (137sup>Cs and 60Co)... - Improving radioactivity measurements in steelwork products
JRC scientists contributed to the optimisation of detector systems to check the radioactivity in metallurgical samples. This work will support the safety of recycling process of, for example, decom... - Contamination of food supplements with PAHs
Scientists from the JRC-hosted European Reference Laboratory for PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) tested 94 food supplements including botanical, oil and bee products collected from the Euro... - A novel method to produce homogeneous certified reference materials for neutron activation analysis
Scientists from the JRC, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Leoben (Austria), the Atomic Centre Bariloche (Brazil) and Umicore (Belgium) developed a novel approach for the prod...
- Detection of nano silicon dioxide in tomato soup using MALS-ICP-MS
In a joint project with researchers from the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Technical University of Denmark, JRC scientists developed a suitable analytical approach for the detection of sil... - New certificates for the series of uranium hexafluoride reference materials
Scientists from the JRC-Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) recharacterised and issued new certificates for the entire series of uranium hexafluoride certified reference mater... - Nano in food and agriculture: regulations require collaboration to ensure safety
An overview of regulatory solutions worldwide on the use of nanotechnology in food and feed production shows a differing approach: only the EU and Switzerland have nano-specific provisions incorpor... - Determination of trace elements in seawater
The results of a recently carried out proficiency test (PT) on the analysis of trace elements in natural seawater demonstrated the challenges for laboratories because of low levels of trace element...