Phthalates and cumulative risk assessment : the tasks ahead /

People are exposed to a variety of chemicals throughout their daily lives. To protect public health, regulators use risk assessments to examine the effects of chemical exposures. This book provides guidance for assessing the risk of phthalates, chemicals found in many consumer products that have bee...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Health Risks of Phthalates
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2008.
Colección:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
United States. > Environmental Protection Agency > Rules and practice.
United States. > Environmental Protection Agency
Phthalate esters > Health aspects.
Phthalate esters > Environmental aspects.
Phthalate esters > Risk assessment.
Health risk assessment.
Environmental risk assessment.
Risk assessment.
Phthalic Acids > toxicity
Health Status Indicators
Environmental Exposure > adverse effects
Risk Assessment
Esters phtaliques > Aspect de l'environnement.
Esters phtaliques > Évaluation du risque.
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation.
Environnement > Évaluation du risque.
Évaluation du risque.
risk assessment.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Produits chimiques.
Ecotoxicologie.
Sécurité des produits.
Environnement humain.
Effets sur la santé.
Analyse des risques.
Risk assessment
Environmental risk assessment
Health risk assessment
Phthalate esters > Environmental aspects
Rules
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Phthalate Exposure Assessment in Humans
  • 3 Toxicity Assessment
  • 4 Current Practice in Risk Assessment and Cumulative Risk Assessment
  • 5 Cumulative Risk Assessment of Phthalates and Related Chemicals
  • 6 Data Gaps and Research Needs
  • Appendix A: Statement of Task
  • Appendix B: Biographic Information on the Committee on Health Risks of Phthalates
  • Appendix C: Analysis of a Mixture of Five Phthalates: A Case Study

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