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TOXICOLOGICAL BASIS FOR DRINKING WATER RISK ASSESSMENT
Citation:
Donohue, J. M. AND J OrmeZavaleta. TOXICOLOGICAL BASIS FOR DRINKING WATER RISK ASSESSMENT. Chapter 6, Pontius, F.W. (ed.), Drinking Water Regulation and Health. John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, New York, NY, , 133-146, (2003).
Description:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with protecting human health and the environment. Environmental protection decisions are often guided by risk assessments that are used to develop regulatory policy and other related guidance. Historically, in environmental protection, risk assessments were developed to protect humans from carcinogenic effects that could result from inhalation or ingestion exposures to specific chemicals. Risk assessments have since evolved to address endpoints other than cancer as well as stressors other than chemicals. In this paper, risk assessment and the data analysis used to develop risk assessments for drinking water contaminants will be discussed.