Risk Assessment of Chemicals: An Introduction

2. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4020-6101-1
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 686 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 303 mm, Gewicht: 2105 g

At last – a second edition of this hugely important text that reflects the progress and experience gained in the last decade and aims at providing background and training material for a new generation of risk assessors. The authors offer an introduction to risk assessment of chemicals as well as basic background information on sources, emissions, distribution and fate processes for the estimation of exposure of plant and animal species in the environment and humans exposed via the environment, consumer products, and at the workplace. The coverage describes the basic principles and methods of risk assessment within their legislative frameworks (EU, USA, Japan and Canada).

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vermeire, T. G.

Leeuwen, C.J. van

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Umweltmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik Industrielle Qualitätskontrolle
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Zuverlässigkeit, Sicherheitstechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

General Introduction.- Emissions of Chemicals to The Environment.- Transport, Accumulation and Transformation Processes.- Environmental Exposure Assessment.- Human Exposure Assessement.- Toxicity Testing for Human Health Risk Assessment.- Ecotoxicological Effects.- Data:Needs, Availability, Sources and Evaluation.- Predicting Fate-Related Physicochemical Properties.- Predicting Toxicological and Ecotoxicological Endpoints.- Intelligent Testing Strategies.- The Management of Industrial Chemicals in the Eu.- The Management of Industrial Chemicals in the USA.- The Management of Industrial Chemicals in Japan.- The Assessment and Management of Industrial Chemicals in Canada.- The Oecd Chemicals Programme.