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Author: International Program on Chemical Safety
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2005-12-31
Total Pages: 101
ISBN-13: 9241546786
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished under the joint sponsorship of the WHO, the ILO and the UNEP and produced within the framework of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals. On cover: IPCS: International Programme on Chemical Safety
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2009-03-24
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 0309120462
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRisk assessment has become a dominant public policy tool for making choices, based on limited resources, to protect public health and the environment. It has been instrumental to the mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as other federal agencies in evaluating public health concerns, informing regulatory and technological decisions, prioritizing research needs and funding, and in developing approaches for cost-benefit analysis. However, risk assessment is at a crossroads. Despite advances in the field, risk assessment faces a number of significant challenges including lengthy delays in making complex decisions; lack of data leading to significant uncertainty in risk assessments; and many chemicals in the marketplace that have not been evaluated and emerging agents requiring assessment. Science and Decisions makes practical scientific and technical recommendations to address these challenges. This book is a complement to the widely used 1983 National Academies book, Risk Assessment in the Federal Government (also known as the Red Book). The earlier book established a framework for the concepts and conduct of risk assessment that has been adopted by numerous expert committees, regulatory agencies, and public health institutions. The new book embeds these concepts within a broader framework for risk-based decision-making. Together, these are essential references for those working in the regulatory and public health fields.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 668
ISBN-13: 030904894X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe public depends on competent risk assessment from the federal government and the scientific community to grapple with the threat of pollution. When risk reports turn out to be overblownâ€"or when risks are overlookedâ€"public skepticism abounds. This comprehensive and readable book explores how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can improve its risk assessment practices, with a focus on implementation of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. With a wealth of detailed information, pertinent examples, and revealing analysis, the volume explores the "default option" and other basic concepts. It offers two views of EPA operations: The first examines how EPA currently assesses exposure to hazardous air pollutants, evaluates the toxicity of a substance, and characterizes the risk to the public. The second, more holistic, view explores how EPA can improve in several critical areas of risk assessment by focusing on cross-cutting themes and incorporating more scientific judgment. This comprehensive volume will be important to the EPA and other agencies, risk managers, environmental advocates, scientists, faculty, students, and concerned individuals.
Author: Lloyd J. Filer
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 90
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 414
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: World Trade Organization
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-05-13
Total Pages: 545
ISBN-13: 0521199271
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2008.
Author: A. Wallace Hayes
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2014-10-10
Total Pages: 2186
ISBN-13: 1842145363
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHayes’ Principles and Methods of Toxicology has long been established as a reliable reference to the concepts, methodologies, and assessments integral to toxicology. The new sixth edition has been revised and updated while maintaining the same high standards that have made this volume a benchmark resource in the field. With new authors and new chapters that address the advances and developments since the fifth edition, the book presents everything toxicologists and students need to know to understand hazards and mechanisms of toxicity, enabling them to better assess risk. The book begins with the four basic principles of toxicology—dose matters, people differ, everything transforms, and timing is crucial. The contributors discuss various agents of toxicity, including foodborne, solvents, crop protection chemicals, radiation, and plant and animal toxins. They examine various methods for defining and measuring toxicity in a host of areas, including genetics, carcinogenicity, toxicity in major body systems, and the environment. This new edition contains an expanded glossary reflecting significant changes in the field. New topics in this edition include: The importance of dose–response Systems toxicology Food safety The humane use and care of animals Neurotoxicology The comprehensive coverage and clear writing style make this volume an invaluable text for students and a one-stop reference for professionals.
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2021-09-30
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9240035729
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9241572396
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation and the World Health Organization, and produced within the framework of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals."
Author: Franz-Xaver Reichl
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-03-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783642353734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book will be written by experts for professionals, scientists and all those involved in toxicological data generation and decision-making. It is the updated and expanded version of a monograph published in German in 2004. Chemical safety is regulated on various levels including production, storage, transport, handling, disposal or labelling. This book deals comprehensively with the safety-ensuring methods and concepts employed by regulatory agencies, industry and academics. Toxicologists use experimental and scientific approaches for data collection, e.g. about chemical hazards, physicochemical features or toxicokinetics. The respective experimental methods are described in the book. Toxicologists also deal with much insecurity in the exposure and effect scenarios during risk assessment. To overcome these, they have different extrapolation methods and estimation procedures at their disposal. The book describes these methods in an accessible manner. Differing concepts from one regulation area to another are also covered. Reasons and consequences become evident when reading the book. Altogether, the book Regulatory Toxicology will serve as an excellent reference.
