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  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Toxicology
  • Risk Assessment

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  • Toxicokinetic (TK) data are crucial for understanding chemical exposure, persistence, and elimination but are unavailable for most chemicals.
  • Existing information gaps hinder effective chemical risk assessment and regulatory decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a flexible framework for evaluating the suitability of new approach methods (NAMs) for TK assessment.
  • To guide regulatory scientists and risk assessors in applying High Throughput Toxicokinetics (HTTK) for public health and safety decisions.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a tiered framework considering regulatory context and chemical properties/data.
  • Integrated chemical-specific in vitro TK measures with transparent, open-source TK models.
  • Discussed the use of quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) models as alternatives where applicable.

Main Results:

  • The framework addresses varying certainty needs for risk prioritization, prospective assessment, and protecting susceptible populations.
  • HTTK enhances interpretation of in vitro bioactivity NAMs and biomonitoring data.
  • Provided examples illustrating the application of decision trees in public health scenarios.

Conclusions:

  • The presented framework provides a guide for using HTTK in chemical risk decision-making.
  • It clarifies when and where HTTK can be applied for public health safety, indicating when further expert guidance is necessary.