Exposure science : basic principles and applications /

Exposure Science: Basic Principles and Applications provides a concise overview of the field of exposure science, from its origins in sanitation and occupational health, to its exciting involvement with emerging scientific concepts. Written by world-leading experts in the field of exposure science,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lioy, Paul J.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Weisel, Clifford
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Academic Press, ©2014.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Exposure Science: Basic Principles and Applications; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; References; 1 History and Foundations of Exposure Science; 1.1 A Continuum from Source to Effect: The Role of Exposure Science; 1.2 Regulation and Exposure; 1.3 Exposure Science Activities and Risk Assessment; References; 2 Definition of the Science and Mathematical Relationships; 2.1 Mathematical Representations of Exposure; 2.2 A Unified Approach to the Source to Impact Continuum; References; 3 Exposure Routes and Types of Exposure; 3.1 Total Exposure.
  • 3.1.1 Approaches to Exposure Characterizations3.2 Cumulative and Aggregate Exposures; 3.3 The Four Routes of Exposure; References; 4 Exposure Science Applications and Uses; 4.1 Exposure and Environmental Science; 4.2 Source Proximity and Characterizing Exposure; 4.2.1 Industrial Emissions; 4.2.2 Mobile Source Emissions; 4.2.3 Personal and Home Products; 4.2.4 Commercial Emissions; 4.2.5 Hazardous Waste Emissions; 4.3 Exposure and Environmental Health Sciences; 4.4 Exposure Science and Causation; 4.5 Exposure Science and the Law; References; 5 Exposure Science Research Design.
  • 5.1 Human Activities and Behavior5.2 Extrapolation of Environmental Quality Data to Exposure Data; 5.2.1 Multimedia Concentrations; 5.3 Exposure Measurements; 5.3.1 Questionnaires and Surveys; 5.3.2 Microenvironments; 5.3.3 Biological Monitoring; 5.3.4 Personal Monitoring; References; 6 Source to Exposure to Dose Modeling; 6.1 Exposure Models; References; 7 Exposure Science Applications: Within Environmental Health Sciences; 7.1 Confounding Factors Affecting Exposure; 7.2 New Approaches for Field Studies and Sample Analyses on the Dynamics of Exposure; 7.2.1 GIS, GPS, and Sensors.
  • 7.3 WTC and Emergency Response/Military7.4 Drinking Water; 7.5 The Exposome as a Component of Exposure Science for Risk Assessment; 7.5.1 Summary on Exposome and Exposure Science; References; Appendix A: Glossary; A.1 Glossary of Common Terms Used to Express Exposure Concepts (Adapted and Augmented from [1]); Reference; Appendix B: General Questions on Exposure; General Questions on Exposure; Index.