The NORMAN network enhances the exchange of information on emerging environmental substances, and encourages the validation and harmonization of common measurement methods and monitoring tools so that the requirements of risk assessors and risk managers can be better met. It specifically seeks both to promote and to benefit from the synergies between research teams from different countries in the field of emerging substances. Building the capacity of laboratories in Europe and globally by systematic organization and initiation of international Collaborative Trials is part of the regular activities of the NORMAN network. More than 20 Collaborative Trials have been organize by NORMAN since 2006 on a wide range of methods, including non-target screening in water, sediment, indoor dust and biota, in vitro and in vivo bioassays and passive sampling. Based on the needs identified by the NORMAN community, these studies represent a crucial step for the scientific community and for environmental agencies for validation and harmonization of innovative sampling and monitoring tools before their possible future implementation in regulations.

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