This document contains the technical aspects on exposure estimation for the purpose of the Biocidal Products Regulation and applies for the evaluation of the active substances within the Review Programme as well as for the evaluation during product authorisation.
- Applies to:
- Northern Ireland, Great Britain (although written for the EU market, businesses marketing biocides in GB should continue to use this guidance until GB market specific guidance is published)
- Published by:
- European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Published:
- October 2015
Guidance publications
Biocides Human Health Exposure Methodology
- Type and file size
- PDF, 2.71MB
Details
The principles of exposure assessment are described in Volume 3, Part B and should be read together with this methodology document.
The content takes into account the opinions developed by the Human Exposure Expert Group (HEEG) and the recommendations of the current Ad-hoc Human Exposure Expert group.
Related content
Any updates to the following EU documents that you need to consider for the Great Britain market will be listed below:
GB updates
No GB updates
- Recommendations of the Ad hoc Working Group on Human Exposure (ECHA website)
- Opinions of the Human Exposure Expert Group (HEEG) (ECHA website)
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