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The Science of Exposure Assessment
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Buckley, T. The Science of Exposure Assessment. TRAC, Dayton, OH, April 24 - 27, 2023. https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.22272361
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Exposure science has evolved from its applied technical origins associated with sanitarian and hygienist practitioners to a complex and sophisticated field of study and practice. This evolution has paralleled growing awareness of the importance, complexity, and subtlety of environment and human health interactions. It is recognized that meaningful public health advances are more likely achieved through the exposome than genomics. Exposure science is key to interrelated fields of study including environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, risk assessment, ecology, and toxicology enabling stronger protection of human health and the environment. Exposure science has evolved by incorporating key foundational sciences including chemical, physical, biological, environmental, social, computational and data sciences. This evolution will be charted from its more simple and humble beginnings to a future where exposure is assessed rapidly, dynamically, comprehensively, and predictively enabling upstream public health protective decision, green chemistry, and sustainability. Considerations of exposure and toxicity occur within a common computational framework affording seamless, rapid, and predictive assessment of risk. It is a future where exposure science applications become mainstream in medicine and people’s daily routine. The public will have the means to observe both the adverse and salutogenic elements within their environment empowering their ability to chart a routine toward health and wellbeing. Disclaimer: the views expressed in this abstract are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or the policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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