Principles and Methods for the Assessment of Risk from Essential Trace Elements: Environmental Health Criteria Series No. 228

ILO,UNEP,WHO

ISBN 10: 9241572280 / ISBN 13: 9789241572286

Published by World Health Organisation 2002-01-01, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles and Methods for the Assessment of Risk from Essential Trace Elements: Environmental Health Criteria Series No. 228
• Publisher: World Health Organisation 2002-01-01
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9241572280
• ISBN 13: 9789241572286
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Summary The risk assessment approach described in this monograph applies only to essential trace elements (ETEs) involved in human health and not to non-essential elements. The purpose of this monograph is to provide the scientific principles that support the concept of an "acceptable range of oral intake" (AROI), which uses a "homeostatic model" for determining the range of dietary intakes for essential trace elements (ETEs) that meet the nutritional requirements of a healthy population and avoid excess intakes. To facilitate comparisons, AROIs are discussed in relation to other risk assessment approaches. Although it includes examples, this monograph is not a compendium of assessments on ETEs, nor is it a textbook detailing the scientific basis of risk assessment of the derivation of dietary reference intakes.