Partnership for the Assessment of Risk from Chemicals
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PARC is a European partnership that brings together 200 organisations from 28 European countries and a large number of experts from around the world who are active in environmental and public health research. The partnership has 400 million euros at its disposal for the next seven years, half of which is funded by the EU and half by the member states. The lead organisation is the French Agency for Food, Environment and Occupational Health and Safety (Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail - ANSES).
As part of the PARC partnership, 14 Slovenian partners have joined the participating European institutions, including government authorities and agencies, health and research organisations and three external interest groups active in the field of chemical risk analysis.
Risk analysis is the interaction of risk assessment, risk management and risk communication. At national level, coordination is carried out by the PARC National Hub, which is coordinated by the National Institute of Public Health.
The main objective of the PARC partnership is to promote innovation in the chemical risk assessment process that will contribute to the sustainable use and management of chemicals for a safe environment and human health. Strengthening the scientific basis for chemical risk assessment in the EU, linking risk assessment experts and risk managers with scientists will accelerate the development of methods and tools for the next generation of knowledge and information. It will enable the transition to the next generation of evidence-based risk assessment. PARC will provide new data, knowledge, methods, networks and skills to address existing and new challenges in the field of chemical safety.
The area of expertise of the Geological Survey of Slovenia as an associated partner is the analysis of exposure and risk assessment of specific metals in various media such as soil, dust (house, attic and street dust) and airborne particles in urban environments and former active mining sites.