2nd Edition

Quantitative Risk Assessment for Environmental and Occupational Health

By William H. Hallenbeck Copyright 1993

    Quantitative Risk Assessment for Environmental and Occupational Health, Second Edition features twice as many risk analysis models with complete examples as the previous edition. The book features new information in the following areas:

  • Calculation of human dose rate and dose from experimental studies (animal and human)
  • Quantitation of response
  • Tests of significance
  • Calculation of excess risk
  • Calculation of confidence limits on excess risk
  • Individual and group excess risk
  • Conversion of risk factor units
  • Acceptable concentrations
    Quantitative Risk Assessment for Environmental and Occupational Health, Second Edition will be an essential risk assessment reference for industrial hygienists, environmental scientists and engineers, toxicologists, epidemiologists, attorneys, regulatory officials, and manufacturers and users of chemicals.
  • Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Qualitative Evaluation of Human and Animal Studies, Chapter 3 Qualitative Evaluation of Human and Animal Studies, Chapter 4 Risk Analysis, Chapter 5 Acceptable Concentrations, Chapter 6 Example: Environmental and Occupational Exposure to a Hypothetical Industrial Toxicant, References, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3, Appendix 4, Index

    Biography

    William H. Hallenbeck

    "A real gem for anyone who must deal with or perform risk analyses."
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