Toxicity and risk : context, principles and practice /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Illing, H. P. A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2001.
Subjects:	Risk Assessment. Public Health. Risk Management. Toxicology. Environmental Pollution. Environmental Health.

Table of Contents:

pt. I. The context in which toxic risk analysis takes place
What risk management covers
Legal and organizational frameworks
Philosophical frameworks for handling risk
The importance of risk perception and risk communication for toxicological risk assessment
pt. II. The principles and practice of toxic risk analysis
Introduction : Royal Society and National Academy of Sciences
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.