Monday, January 24, 2011

Toxicological Risk Assessment of Chemicals: A Practical Guide



Toxicological Risk Assessment of Chemicals: A Practical Guide
Elsa Nielsen,Grete Ostergaard,John Christian Larsen | 2008-02-21 00:00:00 | Informa Healthcare | 448 | Engineering

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.



Features:






  • Addresses standards from all international regulatory agencies

  • Presents the steps in risk assessment, including hazard identification, exposure assessment, and risk characterization

  • Covers the assessment of multiple chemical exposures or chemical mixtures

  • Contains data from both human and animal studies

  • Explains the linearized multi-stage mathematical model widely used by the US EPA for characterizing


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