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Read more from GSC and the Regional Silicones Industry Associations (SEHSC, Silicones Europe, SIAJ) and see what has been written about silicones in the news. Look here to find infographics, fact sheets, key messages, reports and studies supporting the silicone industry.

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Silicone Industry Research Commitment

As part of the Silicones Industry’s commitment to the safety of its products and its sound product stewardship practices, the industry has proactively conducted several VMS modelling and monitoring initiatives to enable active engagement in addressing concerns as they arise.

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Application of a Screening‐Level Pollinator Risk Assessment Framework to Trisiloxane Polyether Surfactants

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Quantitative weight-of-evidence analysis of the persistence, bioaccumulation, toxicity, and potential for long-range transport of the cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes

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A quantitative weight of evidence assessment of confidence in modes- of-action and their human relevance

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Inhalation toxicity of cyclic semi-volatile methylsiloxanes: Disentangling the conundrum of phase-specific adaptations from adverse outcomes

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METABOLISM OF 14C-OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE ([14C]D4) OR 14C-DECAMETHYLCYCLOPENTASILOXANE ([14C]D5) ORALLY GAVAGED IN RAINBOW TROUT

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Refinement of the oral exposure description in the cyclic siloxane PBPK model for rats and humans: Implications for exposure assessment

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News

December 10, 2020

The Real World Costs of Heavy-Handed Chemical Regulation

The Federalist Society | Jeff Stier

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October 22, 2020

Industry in India calls for more transparency in development of overarching chemical law

Chemical Watch | Rashmi Naidu

Press Release

October 7, 2020

SEHSC Welcomes EPA-Granted Manufacturer-Requested Risk Evaluation of D4

WASHINGTON (October 7, 2020) – Members of the Silicones Environmental, Health and Safety Center (SEHSC), a sector group of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), today welcomed a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to grant the industry’s request for a risk evaluation of D4 under the Toxic Substances Control Act. SEHSC is planning to formally notify EPA […]