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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822151903321

Titolo

IPCS mode of action framework / / IPCS

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, Switzerland, : World Health Organization, c2007

ISBN

1-282-05804-5

9786612058042

92-4-068747-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 p.)

Collana

Harmonization Project document ; ; no. 4

Disciplina

616.994071

Soggetti

Hazardous substances

Carcinogens

Carcinogenicity testing

Health risk assessment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety."

"This project was conducted within the IPCS project on the Harmonization of Approaches to the Assessment of Risk from Exposure to Chemicals"--P. [i].

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

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PART 1 IPCS FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSING THE RELEVANCE OF A CANCER MODE OF ACTION FOR HUMANS AND CASE-STUDIES; PART 2 IPCS FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSING THE RELEVANCE OF A NON-CANCER MODE OF ACTION FOR HUMANS

Sommario/riassunto

The use of structured frameworks in chemical risk assessment promotes transparent harmonized approaches. This book presents two IPCS frameworks originally published in Critical Reviews in Toxicology in a user-friendly large format. Part 1 contains the IPCS Framework for Analysing the Relevance of a Cancer Mode of Action for Humans along with three case studies illustrating its application. Part 2 contains the



IPCS Framework for Analysing the Relevance of a Non-Cancer Mode of Action for Humans. The output of a framework analysis is a clear statement of conclusions together with the confidence a