Public Health Risk Assessment for Human Exposure to Chemicals - Couverture souple

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Asante-Duah, Kofi

 
9789402414721: Public Health Risk Assessment for Human Exposure to Chemicals

Synopsis

Part1 Problem Diagnosis: A general overview of the origins and nature of chemical exposure problems.- Introduction.- anatomical and physiological perspectives on human exposure to chemicals.- archetypical chemical exposure problems.- Part2 a public health risk assessment taxonomy: nomenclatural components, concepts, principles,& evaluation strategies.- principles and concepts in risk assessment.- attributes of a public health risk assessment.- general basic planning considerations for a chemical exposure characterization activity.- Part 3 the risk assessment framework & paradigm for chemical exposure problems.- principal elements of a the public health risk assessment process for chemical exposure problems.- chemical hazard determination.- exposure assessment: analysis of human intake of chemicals.- determination of chemical toxicity.- chemical risk characterization.- uncertainty and variability issues in public health risk evaluation.- Part4 development of public health risk management strategies for human exposure to chemicals.- determination of 'acceptable' and 'safe' levels for human exposure to chemicals.- design of public health risk management programs.- utility of risk assessment in public health policy decisions.- Part5 Appendices


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À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Kofi Asante-Duah is a Scientific Advisor and Environmental Consultant at the Human Health Risk Assessment Practice in Washington, DC.

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9789402410372: Public Health Risk Assessment for Human Exposure to Chemicals

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ISBN 10 :  9402410376 ISBN 13 :  9789402410372
Editeur : Springer, 2017
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