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Titolo |
Critical aspects of EPA's IRIS Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic : interim report / / Committee on Inorganic Arsenic, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council, of the National Academies |
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Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-29709-5 |
0-309-29707-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (128 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Arsenic - Toxicology - United States |
United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Front matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Exposure Considerations""; ""3 IRIS Assessment Development Plans: Evidence Evaluation, Systematic Review, and Meta-analysis""; ""4 Hazard Identification""; ""5 Susceptibility Factors""; ""7 Dose�Response Analysis""; ""References""; ""Appendix A--Biosketches of the Committee on Inorganic Arsenic""; ""Appendix B--Workshop Agenda"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program develops toxicologic assessments of environmental contaminants. IRIS assessments provide hazard identification and dose-response assessment information. The information is then used in conjunction with exposure information to characterize risks to public health and may be used in risk-based decisionmaking, in regulatory actions, and for other risk-management purposes. Since the middle 1990s, EPA has been in the process of updating the IRIS assessment of inorganic arsenic. In response to a congressional mandate for an independent review of the IRIS assessment of inorganic arsenic, EPA requested that the National |
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