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More than 80,000 chemicals are currently listed or registered under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and hundreds of new chemicals are introduced into the marketplace every year. EPA researchers are developing innovative, new approaches and technologies to advance a better understanding of chemicals and maximize chemical safety and sustainability.

Meet EPA Researcher Justin Conley, Ph.D.
New Research Shows that Exposure to Chemicals like BPA Disrupts Microbial Communities in Zebrafish
EPA Research Continues to Provide Vital Research to Support Toxic Substances Control Act
EPA Scientists Develop New Methods to Evaluate Chemicals
Developing Organs On-a-Chip: Chemical Safety Research Collaborators Provide Research Review
EPA Partners with Unilever to Advance Chemical Screening
Meet ORISE Research Fellow Nisha S. Sipes, Ph.D.
The Species Sensitivity Distribution Toolbox: A New Tool to Identify and Protect Vulnerable Species
Update to CompTox Chemicals Dashboard Continues Expansion of Functionality
EPA Leads International Case Study to Reduce Animal Testing for Chemical Safety
SeqAPASS Version 4.0 Adds New Interactive Help Menus and Interoperability with Other Online EPA Tools
EPA’s ENTACT Study Breaks New Ground with Non-Targeted Research
Understanding How Pesticide Exposure Affects Honey Bee Colonies
EPA Scientists Share Their Advances in Toxicology Research at the Society of Toxicology’s Annual Meeting
EPA Researchers use AI to Mimic Human Behaviors that Could Affect our Exposure to Chemicals
EPA and Partners Describe a Chemical Category Prioritization Approach to Select 75 PFAS for Testing using New Approach Methods
EPA Toxicologists Focus Innovative Research on PFAS Compounds
EPA Researchers Use Innovative Approach to Find PFAS in the Environment
ECOTOX Update Improves Search for Environmental Chemical Toxicity Data
New GenRA Module in EPA’s CompTox Dashboard Will Help Predict Potential Chemical Toxicity
Chemical Safety Research Advances in Support of Lautenberg Act
EPA Researchers Publish Paper Analyzing Household Products for Chemical Presence
EPA Science Matters Newsletter: PCB Research Supports Safer Schools
EPA Science Matters Newsletter: Partnerships for a Safer Chemical Future
Meet EPA Scientist Richard Zepp, Ph.D.
Meet EPA Scientist John Wambaugh, Ph.D.
Meet EPA Scientist Cecilia Tan, Ph.D.
Meet EPA Chemist Mark Strynar, Ph.D.
Meet EPA Biologist Thomas Knudsen, Ph.D.
Meet EPA Researcher Richard Judson, Ph.D.

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