| Main Title |
Calculated risks : the toxicity and human health risks of chemicals in our environment / |
| Author |
Rodricks, Joseph V.,
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| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press, |
| Year Published |
2007 |
| OCLC Number |
71164292 |
| ISBN |
9780521783088; 0521783089; 9780521788786 (pbk.); 0521788781 (pbk.) |
| Subjects |
Environmental health ;
Toxicology ;
Pollution--Environmental aspects ;
Health risk assessment ;
Environmental Pollutants--toxicity ;
Environmental Exposure ;
Hazardous Substances--toxicity ;
Risk Assessment ;
Toxicology--methods ;
Chemikalie ;
Gesundheitsgefèahrdung ;
Umweltchemikalie
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJDM |
RA565.R63 2007 |
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Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
12/12/2011 |
| EJEM |
RA565.R63 2007 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
02/16/2009 |
| EKBM |
RA565.R63 2007 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/14/2008 |
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| Edition |
2nd ed., with major revisions and additions. |
| Collation |
xviii, 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-326) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
1. Chemicals and chemical exposures -- 2. From exposure to dose -- 3. From dose to toxic response -- 4. Toxic agents and their targets -- 5. Carcinogens -- 6. Identifying carcinogens -- 7. Risk assessment I : some concepts and principles -- 8. Risk assessment II : applications -- 9. Risk assessment III : new approaches, new problems -- 10. Risk assessment IV : the courtroom -- 11. The management of risk -- 12. A look ahead. |
