What are the three new research areas identified by ECHA to improve chemicals safety?

The three new research areas identified by ECHA are: (1) environmental impacts of chemicals at the ecosystem level, to strengthen the link between risk assessment, biodiversity protection, and socioeconomic decision-making; (2) the mobility of persistent substances, including the need for improved methods and models to identify contaminants that spread widely in water systems; and (3) resistance to biocides.

How does ECHA’s updated Key Areas of Regulatory Challenge Report support EU chemical safety policy?

ECHA’s updated report calls for targeted regulatory scientific research to address gaps in environmental risk assessment and support evidence-based decisions on chemical safety across the EU; it expands research areas to tackle pollution and biodiversity loss, enable evaluation of environmental impacts, and address safe innovation and circularity, serving as a practical reference for researchers and policymakers to prioritize scientific advances with the greatest regulatory value.

ECHA’s report identifies new research areas to improve chemicals safety

Jun 9, 2026

ECHA published an updated report outlining priority research areas to strengthen chemical safety and environmental protection across the EU. Key focus areas include ecosystem impacts, persistent substance mobility, and biocide resistance to aid regulatory decision-making.

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