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Toxicity and risk : context, principles and practice / Paul Illing.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Taylor & Francis, 2001.Description: viii, 154p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780415233712 (pbk.) :
  • 9780415233712
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.9 ILL
LOC classification:
  • RA1216 .I44 2001
Contents:
Introduction The Context in Which Toxic Risk Analysis Takes Place. What Risk Management Covers. Legal and Organisational Frameworks. Philosophical Frameworks for Handling Risk. The Importance of Risk Perception and Risk Communication for Toxicological Risk Assessment The Principles and Practice of Toxic Risk Analysis. Introduction - Royal Society and National Academy of Science. Toxicological Assessment. Evaluation of Human Health Effects: Toxicity. Evaluation of Human Health Effects: Exposure. The Special Case of Major Accident Hazards. Evaluation of Effects on the Environment. Effects on the Atmosphere.
Summary: Setting out the political, social, legal and scientific basis of risk assessment in toxicology, this text discusses concepts of importance to industry, academia, health and safety bodies and society in general.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 615.9 ILL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 129812

Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-144) and index.

Introduction The Context in Which Toxic Risk Analysis Takes Place. What Risk Management Covers. Legal and Organisational Frameworks. Philosophical Frameworks for Handling Risk. The Importance of Risk Perception and Risk Communication for Toxicological Risk Assessment The Principles and Practice of Toxic Risk Analysis. Introduction - Royal Society and National Academy of Science. Toxicological Assessment. Evaluation of Human Health Effects: Toxicity. Evaluation of Human Health Effects: Exposure. The Special Case of Major Accident Hazards. Evaluation of Effects on the Environment. Effects on the Atmosphere.

Setting out the political, social, legal and scientific basis of risk assessment in toxicology, this text discusses concepts of importance to industry, academia, health and safety bodies and society in general.

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