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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782697903321

Titolo

Principles for evaluating health risks in children associated with exposure to chemicals [[electronic resource] /] / first drafts prepared by Germaine Buck Louis ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2006

ISBN

1-281-30772-6

9786611307721

92-4-068768-8

92-4-068251-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

Environmental health criteria, , 0250-863X ; ; 237

Altri autori (Persone)

LouisGermaine Buck

Disciplina

363.1791083

Soggetti

Organic compounds

Inorganic compounds

Environmental health

Risk assessment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation and the World Health Organization, and produced within the framework of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; NOTE TO READERS OF THE CRITERIA MONOGRAPHS; PREAMBLE; WHO TASK GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CRITERIA ON PRINCIPLES FOR EVALUATING HEALTH RISKS IN CHILDREN ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS; PREFACE; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; 1. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS; 2. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; 3. UNIQUE BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN; 4. DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE-SPECIFIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES AND OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN; 5. EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN; 6. METHODOLOGIES TO ASSESS HEALTH OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN

7. IMPLICATIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT FOR CHILDRENREFERENCES; ANNEX 1: WORKING DEFINITIONS OF KEY



TERMS; RESUME, CONCLUSIONS ET RECOMMANDATIONS; RESUMEN, CONCLUSIONES Y RECOMENDACIONES

Sommario/riassunto

This new volume in the Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) Series provides a systematic analysis of the scientific principles to be considered in assessing health risks in children; taking into account their unique susceptibilities. The terms children and child as used in this report include the stages of development from conception through adolescence. This new EHC builds on previous volumes addressing methodologies for assessing risks in children: EHC 30, Principles for Evaluating Health Risks to Progeny Associated with Exposure to Chemicals During Pregnancy (WHO, 1984) and EHC 59, Principle