Toxicology and Risk Assessment

Name: Toxicology and Risk Assessment
Brand: Jenny Stanford Publishing

Jenny Stanford Publishing

Toxicology and Risk AssessmentAuthor(s): Anna M. Fan, George Alexeeff, Elaine Khan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd, Singapore\nImprint: Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd\nISBN-13: 9789814613385, 978-9814613385\nSynopsis\nThe presence of chemicals in our environment is a subject of intense interest owing to the many potential adverse health effects to humans following exposure to these chemicals. The principles and practices of risk assessment are used to assess the associated health risks to provide a scientific and health basis for guidance or regulatory standards development and risk management decision making for public health protection.\n\nThis book compiles, discusses, and presents cutting-edge research data and methodology in performing risk assessment of some major chemicals of concern in our environment. It also discusses the complexity of the scientific databases, the available and updated methodology, emerging issues, limitations in knowledge an.