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Elaine L. Freeman, DABT

Managing Scientist

Chemical Regulation & Food Safety

Professional Profile


Ms. Freeman is a Board Certified Toxicologist (DABT) with over 15 years of experience in regulatory toxicology for industrial chemicals and pesticides.

Ms. Freeman was responsible for the full lifecycle of toxicology for corporate pesticide products in the US, Canada, and EU including registrations, re-registrations, tolerance petitions, waivers, testing orders, JMPR submissions, and authoritative body representation. She has experience in authoring mechanistic position papers involving detailed assessment of existing studies, historical and laboratory controls, current research, and theory. Ms. Freeman provides experience with the placement and monitoring of toxicology studies as well as laboratory audits. She has also conducted QSAR assessments utilizing DEREK and MultiCASE for new product development, re-registration, and metabolite of concern assessments.

Ms. Freeman has experience with REACH, TSCA, Health and Environment Canada, IARC, and NTP. She has provided REACH support including representation on scientific consortia, assignment of Klimisch codes, data compensation evaluation, as well as IUCLID 5 experience. Ms. Freeman has held the position of TSCA coordinator responsible corporate compliance, 8c, and 8e compliance, as well as PMNs and SNURs registrations. Ms. Freeman was active in the Canada Challenge Program and has been involved in submissions for NSNs and SNACs.

In addition to the experience of Ms. Freeman in pesticide and industrial chemical toxicology, she offers experience in corporate product stewardship including risk assessments and product stewardship summaries as well as North American hazard communication regulations and classification including international GHS regulations. She offers experience in classification and compliance with US and Canadian VOC regulations, HMIS, OSHA 49 CFR 1910.1200, NFPA 704, ANSI Z400.1/Z129.1-2010, State Right to Know and California Proposition 65.

  • M.S., Pharmacology / Toxicology, Duquesne University, 1998
  • B.S., Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, 1993

    • Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT), 2005–present