Methods for Estimating Risk of Chemical Injury: Human and Non-Human Biota and Ecosystems

by Velimir B. Vouk

This book provides a review and evaluation of existing methods for estimation and quantification of risks associated with chemical exposure. Dealing first with the assessment of probable damage to the human organism, the book discusses the basic mechanisms of mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, the validity of long-term whole-animal studies as predictors of human response and the use of epidemiology, statistics and mathematical modelling in developing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471905461
• ISBN13: 9780471905462
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 680 Pages