Toxicological risk assessment of chemicals : a practical guide

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Unlike many existing books on toxicology that cover either toxicity of a particular substance or toxicity of chemicals on particular organ systems, Toxicological Risk Assessment of Chemicals: A Practical Guide lays out the principle activities of conducting a toxicological risk assessment, including international approaches and methods for the risk assessment of chemical substances. It illustrates each step in the process: hazard identification, a dose response assessment, and exposure assessment. The book also summarizes the basic concepts of interaction of chemicals in mixtures and discusses various approaches to testing such mixtures. … celý popis

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Hlavní autor

Elsa Nielsen

Další autoři

Grete Ostergaard
John Christian Larsen

Typ dokumentu

Knihy

Fyzický popis

xxviii, 418 s. : ill. ; 26 cm

Vydáno

New York : Informa Healthcare, c2008

Témata

monografie

hodnocení rizik

nebezpečné látky - hodnocení rizik

toxikologie > ch

Bibliografie

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN

978-0-8493-7265-0

Obsah

International and federal bodies involved in risk assessment of chemical substances -- Data for hazard assessment -- Hazard assessment -- Standard setting : threshold effects -- Standard setting : non-threshold effects (carcinogenicity) -- Exposure assessment -- Risk characterization -- Regulatory standards set by various bodies -- Combined actions of chemicals in mixture