SUMMARY
As scientific progress continues to be made, methodologies are advanced, sources are better controlled, materials improve,
and processes are upgraded and better measured and controlled, the best practice to assess the risk of leachables will further
evolve. Science and understanding are not static. However, the fundamental understanding of all the technical issues regarding
leachables and toxicological safety will continue to be applied to achieve a knowledge-based risk assessment.
Thomas E. Stone, PhD, is a principal scientist in the analytical technologies group at EMD Millipore, thomas.stone@merckgroup.com
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