Risk assessment for chemicals in drinking water / / edited by Robert A. Howd, Anna M. Fan |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Interscience, , [2008] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina |
613.2
613.2/87 613.287 |
Soggetto topico |
Aigua potable - Toxicologia
Aigua potable - Contaminació Riscos per a la salut - Avaluació Drinking water - Contamination - Health aspects Health risk assessment |
ISBN |
9780470173381
1-281-22146-5 9786611221461 0-470-17338-6 0-470-17337-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
RISK ASSESSMENT FOR CHEMICALS IN DRINKING WATER; CONTENTS; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction to Drinking Water Risk Assessment; Development of Drinking Water Regulations; The Risk Assessment Process; Public Perceptions and the Precautionary Principle; References; 2 Summary of the Development of Federal Drinking Water Regulations and Health-Based Guidelines for Chemical Contaminants; Selecting Candidates for Regulatory Consideration; Key Components for Regulatory Development; Development of Regulatory Values; Nonregulatory Options; References
3 Interpretation of Toxicologic Data for Drinking Water Risk AssessmentAnimal Toxicity Studies; Human Toxicity Studies; Conclusions; References; 4 Exposure Source and Multiroute Exposure Considerations for Risk Assessment of Drinking Water Contaminants; Exposure Source Considerations in Risk Assessment; Routes of Exposure and Dose Calculations; References; 5 Toxicokinetics for Drinking Water Risk Assessment; Evaluation of Toxicity Data; Toxicokinetics: PBPK Modeling; Risk Assessment; Conclusions; References; 6 Health Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures in Drinking Water Drinking Water Mixture ConcernsEstimating Exposures to Multiple Chemicals in Drinking Water; Toxicological Concepts for Joint Toxicity; Chemical Mixtures Risk Assessment Methods; New Approaches for Assessing Risk from Exposure to Drinking Water Mixtures; Conclusions; References; 7 Protection of Infants, Children, and Other Sensitive Subpopulations; Factors Influencing Differences in Susceptibility Between Infants and Children and Adults; Critical Systems and Periods in Development; Age at Exposure and Susceptibility to Carcinogens Drinking Water Standards Developed to Protect Sensitive SubpopulationsReferences; 8 Risk Assessment for Essential Nutrients; Assessment Approaches; Comparison of Guideline Values; Risk Assessment Recommendations; References; 9 Risk Assessment for Arsenic in Drinking Water; Occurrence and Exposure; Metabolism; Health Effects; Risk Assessment; Conclusions; References; 10 Risk Assessment for Chloroform, Reconsidered; Carcinogenic Effects; Noncancer Toxic Effects; Mechanisms of Carcinogenicity; Regulation of Cancer Risk; Discussion; References 11 Risk Assessment of a Thyroid Hormone Disruptor: PerchlorateBackground; Human Health Risk Assessment; Risk Characterization and Conclusions; References; 12 Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water: A California Perspective; Emerging Chemicals of the Recent Past; Newer Emerging Contaminants; Future Emerging Chemicals; Conclusions; References; 13 U.S. EPA Drinking Water Field Office Perspectives and Needs for Risk Assessment; The Nature of Regulatory Risk Assessments; Use of Drinking Water Risk Information in EPA Field Offices; Conclusions; References 14 Risk Assessment: Emerging Issues, Recent Advances, and Future Challenges |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144336203321 |
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Interscience, , [2008] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Risk assessment for chemicals in drinking water / / edited by Robert A. Howd, Anna M. Fan |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
Disciplina |
613.2
613.2/87 613.287 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HowdRobert A
FanAnna M. <1949-> |
Soggetto topico |
Drinking water - Contamination - Health aspects
Health risk assessment |
ISBN |
9780470173381
1-281-22146-5 9786611221461 0-470-17338-6 0-470-17337-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
RISK ASSESSMENT FOR CHEMICALS IN DRINKING WATER; CONTENTS; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction to Drinking Water Risk Assessment; Development of Drinking Water Regulations; The Risk Assessment Process; Public Perceptions and the Precautionary Principle; References; 2 Summary of the Development of Federal Drinking Water Regulations and Health-Based Guidelines for Chemical Contaminants; Selecting Candidates for Regulatory Consideration; Key Components for Regulatory Development; Development of Regulatory Values; Nonregulatory Options; References
3 Interpretation of Toxicologic Data for Drinking Water Risk AssessmentAnimal Toxicity Studies; Human Toxicity Studies; Conclusions; References; 4 Exposure Source and Multiroute Exposure Considerations for Risk Assessment of Drinking Water Contaminants; Exposure Source Considerations in Risk Assessment; Routes of Exposure and Dose Calculations; References; 5 Toxicokinetics for Drinking Water Risk Assessment; Evaluation of Toxicity Data; Toxicokinetics: PBPK Modeling; Risk Assessment; Conclusions; References; 6 Health Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures in Drinking Water Drinking Water Mixture ConcernsEstimating Exposures to Multiple Chemicals in Drinking Water; Toxicological Concepts for Joint Toxicity; Chemical Mixtures Risk Assessment Methods; New Approaches for Assessing Risk from Exposure to Drinking Water Mixtures; Conclusions; References; 7 Protection of Infants, Children, and Other Sensitive Subpopulations; Factors Influencing Differences in Susceptibility Between Infants and Children and Adults; Critical Systems and Periods in Development; Age at Exposure and Susceptibility to Carcinogens Drinking Water Standards Developed to Protect Sensitive SubpopulationsReferences; 8 Risk Assessment for Essential Nutrients; Assessment Approaches; Comparison of Guideline Values; Risk Assessment Recommendations; References; 9 Risk Assessment for Arsenic in Drinking Water; Occurrence and Exposure; Metabolism; Health Effects; Risk Assessment; Conclusions; References; 10 Risk Assessment for Chloroform, Reconsidered; Carcinogenic Effects; Noncancer Toxic Effects; Mechanisms of Carcinogenicity; Regulation of Cancer Risk; Discussion; References 11 Risk Assessment of a Thyroid Hormone Disruptor: PerchlorateBackground; Human Health Risk Assessment; Risk Characterization and Conclusions; References; 12 Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water: A California Perspective; Emerging Chemicals of the Recent Past; Newer Emerging Contaminants; Future Emerging Chemicals; Conclusions; References; 13 U.S. EPA Drinking Water Field Office Perspectives and Needs for Risk Assessment; The Nature of Regulatory Risk Assessments; Use of Drinking Water Risk Information in EPA Field Offices; Conclusions; References 14 Risk Assessment: Emerging Issues, Recent Advances, and Future Challenges |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813261803321 |
Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Interscience, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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