PACEMweb

Age group

Two age groups are available. After you select an age group, the available product groups and countries are selected, based on the available survey data.

Country

The target population’s nationality is selected via the ‘Country’ dropdown. The countries for which survey data is available are displayed. This selection is dependent on the selected age group.

Adults

For adults, product usage information on both PCPs and HCPs is available for Germany, Spain, UK and France. PCP data for The Netherlands has been collected in a separate survey (Biesterbos, et al. (2013). Food and Chemical Toxicology <b>55</b>(0): 8-17(opens in a new tab) ).

If ‘The Netherlands’ are selected in a combined PCP and HCP assessment, the HCP usage data for Germany are selected from the HCP data set and combined with the PCP usage data for The Netherlands.

The option ‘All available’ will combine usage information on Germany, France, The United Kingdom and Spain into one assessment. No attempt is made to scale usage data to the actual population sizes of these countries to provide an accurate representation of the European population.

Children

For children, product usage information is currently available only for The Netherlands, where a survey was conducted among caregivers of children aged 0–3 years (publication in preparation).

Product group

Select either to include Personal Care Products (PCPs) or Household Care Products (HCPs), or both. For children, only exposure to PCPs can be assessed.

Exposure Metric

Two different metrics of exposure are supported as an end point of an assessment in PACEMweb:

Systemic dose

The amount of substance absorbed into the body per kg body weight of the exposed individual

Dermal load

The amount of substance per cm² of exposed skin. Dermal load is associated with the risk of sensitization of sensitizing substances.

Import previous assessment

With the ‘Import’ button a previous assessment that has been stored in a local file can be reopened.

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