Joseph V. Rodricks

Calculated Risks

The Toxicity and Human Health Risks of Chemicals in Our Environment

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This revised edition provides a balanced view on toxicology, risk assessment and management.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 519g
• ISBN-13: 9780521788786
• ISBN-10: 0521788781
• Artikelnr.: 21981330

Autorenporträt

Dr. Joseph V. Rodricks was a Founding Principal of ENVIRON International Corporation, a consultancy firm on environmental and health issues. Since 1980 he has consulted for the World Health Organisation and in 2005, Dr Rodricks received the Outstanding Practitioner Award from the Society for Risk Analysis. The first edition of Calculated Risks won an 'Honourable Mentions' award from the American Medical Writers Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
1. Chemicals and chemical exposures
2. From exposure to dose
3. From dose to toxic response
4. Some 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.