Mike Comber

Mike Comber, BA, PhD has over 40 years of experience in the chemical/petrochemical industry and has been involved for much of this time in international groups examining the fate and effects of chemicals. He has managed teams of shift analysts, ECETOC Work Groups and Industry research programmes. He has been involved in the assessment of the state of the science in risk assessment, modelling techniques and alternative technologies. His involvement in work groups has covered OECD, EU (both new and existing substances and REACH RIPs), international research teams and Industry activities. Mike’s has developed skills in the area of risk assessment – hazard (now extended to include PBT identification), fate and emission assessments and alternative methodology including category formation, (Q)SAR and in-vitro methodology.

Specialist area:
Risk assessment

Key

Human Health & Safety human health safety
Hydrogeology & Geochemistry hydrogeology geochemistry
Microbiology microbiology
Modelling & Mathematics modelling mathematics
Policy & Public Perceptions policy public perceptions
Risk assessment risk assessment
Toxicology & Ecotoxicology toxicology ecotoxicology
Environmental economics environmental economics