Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment
Author: Wayne G. Landis
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 0803118600
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Author: Wayne G. Landis
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 0803118600
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joseph W. Gorsuch
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 733
ISBN-13: 0803114850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ted Simon
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2019-12-06
Total Pages: 521
ISBN-13: 1000754111
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of risk assessment is to support science-based decisions about how to solve complex societal problems. Indeed, the problems humankind faces in the 21st century have many social, political, and technical complexities. Environmental risk assessment in particular is of increasing importance as health and safety regulations grow and become more complicated. Environmental Risk Assessment: A Toxicological Approach, 2nd Edition looks at various factors relating to exposure and toxicity, human health, and risk. In addition to the original chapters being updated and expanded upon, four new chapters discuss current software and platforms that have recently been developed and provide examples of risk characterizations and scenarios. Features: Introduces the science of risk assessment—past, present, and future Provides environmental sampling data for conducting practice risk assessments Considers how bias and conflict of interest affect science-based decisions in the 21st century Includes fully worked examples, case studies, discussion questions, and suggestions for additional reading Discusses new software and computational platforms that have developed since the first edition Aimed at the next generation of risk assessors and students who need to know more about developing, conducting, and interpreting risk assessments, the book delivers a comprehensive view of the field, complete with sufficient background to enable readers to probe for themselves the science underlying the key issues in environmental risk.
Author: Mervyn Richardson
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2002-09-11
Total Pages: 473
ISBN-13: 0203482530
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMeasurement of the extent of the toxic insult caused by the substance involved is of importance when undertaking an environmental toxicology assessment. This text outlines some of the measurement techniques that have been recently developed and
Author: Jane S. Hughes
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 415
ISBN-13: 0803118953
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bruce M. Greenberg
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 359
ISBN-13: 080312886X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Diane S. Henshel
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 485
ISBN-13: 0803120311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPapers presented at symposium as in title, held 3-5 April 1995, Denver, Colo.
Author: F. James Dwyer
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 562
ISBN-13: 0803124740
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Fred T. Price
Publisher: ASTM International
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 275
ISBN-13: 0803128614
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anna M. Fan
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2015-03-04
Total Pages: 1414
ISBN-13: 9814613398
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe presence of chemicals in our environment is a subject of intense interest owing to the many potential adverse health effects to humans following exposure to these chemicals. The principles and practices of risk assessment are used to assess the associated health risks to provide a scientific and health basis for guidance or regulatory standards