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eChemPortal
The OECD eChemPortal, launched in 2007, offers free public access to information on properties and hazards of chemicals. It provides direct access to critical scientific information prepared for government chemical review programmes. eChemPortal allows for simultaneous search of data from multiple international databases and provides clearly described sources and quality of data. eChemPortal - The Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances is a web portal that provides free public access to information on properties of chemicals. eChemPortal version 3.4 was released in March 2021. This maintenance release includes improvements to the use in the Substance Search of chemical name synonyms submitted by participants, alerting the user of maximum allowed search results, the display of drop-down search lists, and for the eChemPortal manager, the creation of Video, New, Announcement items and reporting of user statistics. The Steering Group for the Development of the Global Portal met virtually on 20-21 April 2021 and discussed a draft guidance document for potential data sources and the direction of development of eChemPortal in order to identify needs for greater or specific development in 2022-24. The Steering Group also provided input on requirements and agreed priorities for the 2021/22 development contract that focuses on maintenance, fixes, and small improvements.
Watch our webinar on eChemPortal A webinar, Green Talks LIVE | eChemPortal: the Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances, was organised on 16 September 2020 to present the objective of the eChemPortal, how it contributes to sustainable development by protecting human health and the environment from risks of chemicals, avoiding duplication of effort and reducing animal testing. Gerlinde Knetch (Germany), Jake Sanderson (Canada) and Violaine Verougstraete (Eurometaux) shared their experience in improving chemical safety and how the eChemPortal supported this process. The recording of the webinar can be found here.
Fothcoming event
Contact
Website
5-6 April 2022 (tentative) OECD, Paris or Helsinki (to be confirmed) Meeting of the Steering Group for the Development of the Global Portal
Sally DE MARCELLUS
www.oecd.org/ehs/eChemPortal
