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--- introduction [2026/04/21 12:49] – [History] boris
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 While EEA and HEA protection goals are different, EEA and HEA are clearly linked:
-* Fate models used in EEA and HEA for predicting the distribution of chemicals among physical and biological media are essentially dictated by the intrinsic properties of the chemical substances in question,
+  * Fate models used in EEA and HEA for predicting the distribution of chemicals among physical and biological media are essentially dictated by the intrinsic properties of the chemical substances in question,
+  * Species that are assessed in the frame of EEA can also form part of the human food chain (g. fish),
-* Species that are assessed in the frame of EEA can also form part of the human food chain (g. fish),
+  * EEA and HEA are both face common challenges, in particular with regard to increasing scientific complexity and resourcing.
-EEA and HEA are both face common challenges, in particular with regard to increasing scientific complexity and resourcing.
 In the MERLIN-Expo tool, the exposure concept covers both EEA and HEA in order to enable consistent evaluations for several environmental and human targets.
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 === for Integration, Prediction ===
-The MERLIN-Expo tool provides an integrated approach for ERA and HHRA which allows consistent use of information, with information generated for HEA able to be applied to EEA and vice-versa.
+Unordered List ItemThe MERLIN-Expo tool provides an integrated approach for ERA and HHRA which allows consistent use of information, with information generated for HEA able to be applied to EEA and vice-versa.
-To enable the software to be used by a wide range of end-users (SMEs, industry, regulators, policy makers, academics), it was designed to allow flexible construction of exposure scenarios by linking the models available in the library.
+Unordered List ItemTo enable the software to be used by a wide range of end-users (SMEs, industry, regulators, policy makers, academics), it was designed to allow flexible construction of exposure scenarios by linking the models available in the library.
-The format of the tool is such that it is
+Unordered List ItemThe format of the tool is such that it is
+  * easy to use,
-* easy to use,
+  * easy to understand,
-* easy to understand,
+  * flexible,
-* flexible,
+  * robust and transparent (difficult to abuse).
-* robust and transparent (difficult to abuse).
-In conjunction with CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) a standard framework for documentation has been developed with the aim of ensuring:
+Unordered List ItemIn conjunction with CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) a standard framework for documentation has been developed with the aim of ensuring:
+  * the rigorous formulation of exposure models,
-* the rigorous formulation of exposure models,
+  * comparability between the different exposure models,
-* comparability between the different exposure models,
+  * transparency and ease of understanding for the tool’s users.
-* transparency and ease of understanding for the tool’s users.
 Alerts are included in the tool to prevent irrelevant or nonsensical calculations (‘difficult-to-abuse’ criteria).