Main Title |
Toxicity testing for assessment of environmental agents : interim report / |
Publisher |
National Academies Press, |
Year Published |
2006 |
OCLC Number |
62793577 |
ISBN |
9780309100922; 0309100925; 9780309656528; 0309656524 |
Subjects |
Toxicity testing ;
Toxicology ;
Environmental Pollutants--toxicity ;
Toxicity Tests
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EIAM |
QH541.15.T68T68 2006 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
04/14/2006 |
EJBM |
QH541.15.T68T68 2006 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/21/2006 |
EJEM |
QH541.15.T68T68 2006 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
04/28/2006 |
EKBM |
QH541.15.T68T685 2006 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
03/23/2009 |
EOAM |
QH541.15.T68T68 2006 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
05/05/2006 |
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Edition |
Prepublication copy. |
Collation |
xxiii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
Preface -- Abbreviations -- Summary -- 1: Introduction -- Regulatory Requirements -- Toxicity Testing -- Challenges to Toxicity Testing and Assessment -- Committee's Task and Approach -- Organization of the Report -- References -- 2: Animal and In Vitro Toxicity Testing -- Toxicity Testing Characterized by Exposure Duration -- Toxicity Testing Characterized by Specific End Point -- Mechanistic Testing: Metabolism and Pharmacokinetic Studies -- References -- 3: Human Data -- Clinical or Controlled-Exposure Studies -- Case Reports -- Epidemiologic Studies -- Use of Human Data for Regulatory Analyses -- Challenges to the Advancement of Epidemiology -- Contributions of Emerging Fields to Epidemiology -- References -- 4: Strategies for Toxicity Testing -- Types of Toxicity-Testing Strategies -- Toxicity-Testing Strategies for Pesticides and Food Additives -- Toxicity-Testing Strategies for Screening of Industrial Chemicals -- Strategies for Screening Chemicals for Effects on Specific Systems and End Points -- Committee Observations on Toxicity-Testing Strategies -- References -- 5: Use of Data in Human Health Risk Assessment -- Noncancer Risk-Assessment Guidance -- Cancer Risk-Assessment Guidance -- Committee Observations Concerning Toxicity Data Available for Risk Assessment -- References -- 6: New Approaches -- Approaches for Improving Existing Toxicity-Testing Strategies -- Committee Evaluation of Suggested Improvements in Testing Strategies -- References -- 7: Alternative Approaches and Emerging Technologies -- Alternatives to Current Animal-Testing Approaches -- Emerging Technologies -- Validation -- References -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A Biographic Information on the Committee on Toxicity Testing and Assessment of Environmental Agents. |