Toxicological risk assessment of chemicals a practical guide

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 assessmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Nielsen, Elsa
Other Authors Østergaard, Grete, Larsen, John Christian
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : Informa Healthcare, ©2008.
Subjects
Toxicology.
Toxicity testing.
Health risk assessment.
Environmental risk assessment.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781420006940
9781281724489
9780849372650
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xxviii, 418 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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