Includes bibliographical references and index.

Residential exposure assessment: an overview of principles and practices. Introduction -- Residential exposure assessment: review of scientific and regulatory history -- General framework for assessing potential human exposures to chemical, biological, and physical agents in the residential environment. Methodologies for assessing residential exposures. Assessment of inhalation exposures in residential environment -- Assessment of dermal exposures in the residential environment -- Assessment of ingestion exposures in the the residential environment -- Total exposure assessment methods. Evaluating sources in the residential environment. Consumer products and related sources -- Biological agents. Residential exposure factors. Human exposure factors--data sources and principles for their use -- Residential exposure factors--data sources and principles for their use. Presenting, interpreting, and communicating the results of residential exposure assessments. Introduction -- Qualitative and quantitative uncertainty analysis -- Exposure assessment characterization and communication issues. Supplemental data and information. Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Exposure models and software -- Appendix C: European data sources and legislation.