Identifying and reducing environmental health risks of chemicals in our society : workshop summary /

"On November 7-8, 2013, the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine held a workshop to discuss approaches related to identifying and reducing potential environmental public health risks to new and existing industrial chemicals present in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Identifying and Reducing Environmental Health Risks of Chemicals in Our Society (Workshop) Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors: Pool, Robert (rapporteur.), Rusch, Erin (rapporteur.)
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Hazardous wastes > Environmental aspects > United States > Congresses.
Hazardous wastes > Risk assessment > United States > Congresses.
Pollutants.
Risk assessment.
Environmental toxicology.
Environmental Pollutants
Environmental Exposure > prevention & control
Hazardous Substances
Ecotoxicology
Risk Assessment
Déchets dangereux > Évaluation du risque > États-Unis > Congrès.
Polluants.
Évaluation du risque.
Écotoxicologie.
pollutants.
risk assessment.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > General.
Risk assessment
Pollutants
Hazardous wastes > Environmental aspects
Hazardous wastes > Risk assessment
United States
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The challenge: chemicals in today's society
  • Current regulatory approaches to dealing with industrial chemicals
  • Models for environmental risk assessment and exposure science
  • Approaches to prioritizing chemicals for risk assessment and risk management
  • Current efforts to reduce the risk of chemicals in our society
  • Reflections on the workshop and concluding remarks.

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