Toxicity and risk : context, principles and practice / Paul Illing.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Taylor & Francis, 2001.Description: viii, 154p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780415233712 (pbk.) :
- 9780415233712
- 615.9 ILL
- RA1216 .I44 2001
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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.