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Calculated risks : the toxicity and human health risks of chemicals in our environment
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Title
Calculated risks : the toxicity and human health risks of chemicals in our environment / Joseph V. Rodricks.
ISBN
9780521783088
0521783089
9780521788786 (pbk.)
0521788781 (pbk.)
Edition
Second edition, with major revisions and additions.
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Physical Description
xviii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 27, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-326) and index.
Contents
1. Chemicals and chemical exposures
2. From exposure to dose
3. From dose to toxic response
4. Toxic agents and their targets
5. Carcinogens
6. Identifying carcinogens
7. Risk assessment I : some concepts and principles
8. Risk assessment II : applications
9. Risk assessment III : new approaches, new problems
10. Risk assessment IV : the courtroom
11. The management of risk
12. A look ahead.
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