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Main Title Toxicological Risk Assessment for Beginners [electronic resource] /
Type EBOOK
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Torres, José A.
Bobst, Sol.
Publisher Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Year Published 2015
Call Number RM1-950
ISBN 9783319127514
Subjects Medicine ; Toxicology ; Chemistry ; Public health ; Environmental Medicine
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12751-4
Collation XXV, 250 p. 27 illus., 16 illus. in color. online resource.
Notes
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
Introduction -- Hazard Identification -- Dose-Response -- Exposure Assessment -- Risk Characterization for Human Health Risk Assessments -- Risk Assessment Strategies and Techniques for Combined Exposures -- Use of Epidemiology in Risk Assessment -- Emerging Issues in Risk Assessment -- Risk Assessment in the European Union (EU) -- Brief Survey of Global Approaches for Risk Assessment -- Skills Development and Resources for Risk Assessment -- Case Studies Chapter. This book serves as a comprehensive introductory guide to the practical aspects of risk assessment. Chapters include clearly defined objectives and summaries. The book includes: hazard identification, dose-response, exposure assessment, risk characterization, chemical mixtures, epidemiology, emerging issues and global perspectives with accessible language. The book concludes with a set of hypothetical case studies. Toxicological Risk Assessment for Beginners aims not to create an expert, but rather to provide readers with their first understanding of the risk assessment topic. This book was designed with the student in mind. We simplify a complex process for beginners and balance theory with practical aspects, but remain fluid enough to increase difficulty with case studies. By incorporating an action based, step by step approach to learning the risk assessment process, this book provides its readers with an elementary understanding of how the risk assessment process is initiated, developed and finished, making it a valuable guide for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and early career scientists in industry.