The scope of this Interest Group (IG) is mechanistic effect modeling for the risk assessment of chemicals in Europe. Mechanistic effect models (MEMs) are mathematical and computer models that establish links between chemical exposure, measured endpoints, and assessment endpoints at different levels of biological organization. The IG primarily focuses on models to analyze and predict effects of chemicals on:
- Single organisms via, e.g., toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic models (TK-TD), dynamic energy budget models (DEB)
- Populations via, e.g., individual-based models (IBMs)
- Communities and ecosystems
The IG also supports training courses and regular sessions at SETAC meetings. There are currently the following working groups (WGs) within the IG:
- Aquatic Primary Producer Models (TKTD model focus)
- Statistics
- Model Acceptability, Version Control and Scenario Development (MAD) (legacy WG)
- Lemna model (legacy WG)
If you would like to join one of the currently active WGs or have suggestions for activities including new WGs, please reach out to the steering committee members (listed under Members) OR leave a message on the Discussion board.