Public Health Risk Assessment for Human Exposure to Chemicals - Softcover
Book 16 of 28: Environmental Pollution
Synopsis
Dedication. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Human Exposure to Chemicals. 3. Principles and Concepts in Risk Assessment. 4. Principal Elements of a Public Health Risk Assessment for Chemical Exposure Problems. 5. Chemical Hazard Determination. 6. Exposure Assessment: Analysis of Human Intake of Chemicals. 7. Evaluation of Chemical Toxicity. 8. Chemical Risk Characterization and Uncertainty Analyses. 9. Determination of 'Acceptable' and 'Safe' Levels of Chemical Exposure. 10. Design of Public Health Risk Management Programs. 11. The Role of Risk Assessment in Public Health Policy Decisions. List of References and Bibliography. Appendix A: Glossary of Selected Terms and Definitions. Appendix B: Selected Tools, Chemical Exposure Models, and Chemical Databases for Public Health Risk Policy Decision-Making. Appendix C: Toxicity Index Parameters for Selected Chemicals. Appendix D: Selected Units of Measurement & Noteworthy Expressions. Index.
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