Calculated Risks

The Toxicity and Human Health Risks of Chemicals in our Environment

Joseph V. Rodricks

338 pages, parution le 23/11/2006 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

Safeguarding economic prosperity, whilst protecting human health and the environment, is at the forefront of scientific and public interest. This book provides a practical and balanced view on toxicology, control, risk assessment and risk management, addressing the interplay between science and public health policy. This fully revised and updated new edition provides a detailed analysis on chemical and by-product exposure, how they enter the body and the suitability of imposed safety limits. New chapters on dose, with particular emphasis on children and vulnerable subpopulations, reproductive and developmental toxicants and toxicity testing are included. With updated and comprehensive coverage of international developments of risk management and safety, this will have broad appeal to researchers and professionals involved in chemical safety and regulation as well as the general reader interested in environmental pollution and public health.

Practical and balanced view of toxicology, risk assessment and risk management from a global perspective
First edition won honourable mention at the 1993 Medical Book Awards
Sources and further reading material are provided

Sommaire

Preface to the first edition
Preface to the second edition
List of abbreviations
Prologue
Chemicals and chemical exposures
From exposure to dose
From dose to toxic response
Toxic agents and their targets
Carcinogens
Identifying carcinogens
Risk assessment I: some concepts and principles
Risk assessment II: applications
Risk assessment III: new approaches, new problems
Risk assessment IV: the courtroom
The management of risk
A look ahead
Sources and recommended reading Index

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Joseph V. Rodricks
Parution	23/11/2006
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	338
Format	15 x 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	577g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521788786
ISBN13	978-0-521-78878-6