Research for a harmonized test strategy for drinking water

In October 2011 we started working on the joint research project "Tox-Box – Hazard-Based Risk Management of Anthropogenic Trace Substances for the protection of the Drinking Water Supply" funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) and embedded in the government-funded action “Risk assessment of new pollutants and pathogens in the water cycle (RiSKWa)”.

The project is designed to enhance the existing Health-Related Indicator Value (HRIV) concept (German: GOW-Konzept - Gesundheitlicher Orientierungswert) through development and prioritisation of additional endpoint-related testing strategies.

Our sub project "Analysis of endocrine effects: Changes in steroidogenesis and reproduction toxicity" (SP 12) aims at establishment of endocrine disrupting potential of drinking water contaminants.
Seek more information here and here (latter one is German only).

I also had the pleasure to design the Tox-Box logo.