03047oam 2200709I 450 991082553030332120230124184402.00-429-09542-20-203-02262-910.1201/9780203022627 (CKB)2560000000012046(EBL)544101(OCoLC)645099773(SSID)ssj0000457994(PQKBManifestationID)11305816(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000457994(PQKBWorkID)10420100(PQKB)10255687(MiAaPQ)EBC544101(OCoLC)756900587(EXLCZ)99256000000001204620180420d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEssentials of toxic chemical risk science and society /Stephen PenningrothBoca Raton :Taylor & Francis,2010.1 online resource (214 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-61155-6 0-415-24851-5 Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1: Toxic Chemical Risk as Science and Social Discourse; Body; Chapter 2: Environmental Pathways of Toxic Chemicals; Chapter 3: Dose-Effect; Chapter 4: Human Populations at Risk; Chapter 5: The Cornerstone ofRisk Assessment; Chapter 6: The Body's Defenses against Chemical Toxicity; Chapter 7: Mechanisms of Chemical Disease; Chapter 8: Human Health Risk Assessment; Chapter 9: Ecological Risk Assessment; Chapter 10: Managing Chemical Risk in North America and Europe; Index; Back coverCovers the science that underlies toxic chemical risk assessment, the physiological and molecular bases of chemical toxicity, the process of assessing toxic chemical risk to human health and the environment, and the strategies employed in managing it. This book introduces the basics of toxicology from a risk assessment perspective.Environmental toxicologyPoisons -- Risk assessmentScience -- Social aspectsEnvironmental toxicologyRisk assessmentPoisonsSocial aspectsSciencePublic HealthHILCCToxicology & Public HealthHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCEnvironmental toxicology.Poisons -- Risk assessment.Science -- Social aspects.Environmental toxicologyRisk assessmentPoisonsSocial aspectsSciencePublic HealthToxicology & Public HealthHealth & Biological Sciences615.902Penningroth Stephen1597582AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910825530303321Essentials of toxic chemical risk3919352UNINA