Science in Risk Assessment and Policy

SciRAP (Science in Risk Assessment and Policy) is a web-based reporting and evaluation resource developed to facilitate and increase the use of academic toxicity and ecotoxicity studies in regulatory assessment of chemicals. The intention is to bridge the gap between academic research and chemicals regulation and policy.

Why is this important? There is overall a need to increase structure and transparency in the evaluation of (eco)toxicity studies for regulatory risk assessment of chemicals. Further, academic research studies are often given little weight as evidence in risk assessment. One reason is that they are considered insufficiently reported for regulatory purposes.

Intended use? The SciRAP resource is intended for regulators and risk assessors as well as researchers, reviewers and editors. SciRAP provides criteria for the evaluation of reliability and relevance of studies intended for regulators and risk assessors. The reporting guidelines are intended as a tool for researchers in the design, performance, and reporting of studies. The criteria presented here can also be used as a template in the review process for scientific publication to increase the reliability and reproducibility of studies.

SciRAP is a collaboration between the Department of Environmental Science (ACES), Stockholm University, and the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institutet. Please contact us if you have questions or comments.

News!

Important notice to users

We are updating the SciRAP webpage. The SciRAP tools are now available as excel files that you can download and work in directly, replacing the previous online tool. Criteria and principles for evaluation remain the same.

We are also working on updating the appearance of the SciRAP website.  You may experience some interruptions in access and function periodically as reconstruction is ongoing. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. The work is expected to be finalised by the end of 2024.

We are involved in PARC!

The SciRAP team will be active in several activities of the new the European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) and the SciRAP tools will be used in different tasks.