Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy

by National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies

From the use of personal products to our consumption of food, water, and air, people are exposed to a wide array of agents each day--many with the potential to affect health. Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and A Strategy investigates the contact of humans or other organisms with those agents (that is, chemical, physical, and biologic stressors) and their fate in living systems. The concept of exposure science has been instrumental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309264685
• ISBN13: 9780309264686
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"