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Computational Toxicology Research

EPA's Computational Toxicology research (CompTox) is part of EPA's broader Chemical Safety research efforts. Traditional chemical toxicity testing is expensive, time consuming and uses a significant number of animals. CompTox is researching new, more efficient, ways to address managing the safety of chemicals, particularly in assessing chemicals for potential risk to human health and the environment. Read More

CompTox conducts innovative research that integrates advances in molecular biology, chemistry and computer science to more effectively and efficiently rank chemicals based on risk. The outcome from this research is rapid chemical screening data (ToxCast™) and other decision support tools that assess chemicals for potential risks to humans and the environment.

EPA's National Center for Computational Toxicology coordinates CompTox research and works internally with EPA's other research programs, labs and centers. Externally, CompTox partners with academic centers funded by the Science to Achieve Results program (STAR) and with a wide-range of organizations with an interest in using computational toxicology to screen chemicals for potential toxicity. Read Less

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