EU-funded EDC-MixRisk Project Highlights Importance of Considering Combined Exposure to Multiple Chemicals
We are exposed to multiple man-made chemicals from various sources. The EDC-MixRisk research project, coordinated by Karolinska Institutet, Swetox, emphasizes the need to address the effects of chemicals as mixtures in order not to underestimate the risks they pose. The current risk assessment paradigm seems to be falling short as it is largely based on considering one chemical at a time.The EDC-MixRisk research project studies the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), focusing on EDC-mixtures and their effects on the developing foetus. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that