Water Contamination and Health: Integration of Exposure Assessment, Toxicology, and Risk Assessment

Wang, Rhoda G. M. ed.

ISBN 10: 0824789229 / ISBN 13: 9780824789220

Published by Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, 1994

About this Item

This book addresses the various concerns and the pros and cons of including all routes of exposure to water contaminants for health risk assessment. As stated in the preface the unique feature of this book is the integration of exposure assessment, toxicology, and risk assessment in a single volume.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Water Contamination and Health: Integration of Exposure Assessment, Toxicology, and Risk Assessment
• Publisher: Marcel Dekker Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824789229
• ISBN 13: 9780824789220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Water/Wastewater
  • Science

About this title

Synopsis

This volume examines every potential means of exposure to water contaminants, provides in-depth discussions on toxicology, and explains up-to-date techniques for evaluating human health risk. It develops a methodology for assessing the cumulative absorbed dose of contaminants through all routes of exposure, including ingestion, inhalation and dermal. Federal and state efforts to monitor and treat water are examined.

About the Author

Rhoda G.M. Wang