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The Practice of Consumer Exposure Assessment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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The Practice of Consumer Exposure Assessment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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This book closes a current gap by providing the scientific basis
for consumer exposure assessment in the context of regulatory risk
assessment. Risk is defined as the likelihood of an event occurring
and the severity of its effects. The margin between the dose that
leads to toxic effects and the actual dose of a chemical is
identified by estimating population exposure. The objective of this
book is to provide an introduction into the scientific principles
of consumer exposure assessment, and to describe the methods used
to estimate doses of chemicals, the statistics applied and computer
tools needed. This is presented through the backgrounds of the
special fields in exposure analysis, such as exposure via food and
by the use of consumer products, toys, clothing and other items. As
a general concept, human exposure is also understood to include
exposure via the environment and from the work setting. In this
context, the specific features of consumer exposure are pointed out
and put into the context of regulation, in particular food safety,
chemicals safety (REACh) and consumer product safety. The book is
structured into three parts: The first part deals with the general
concepts of consumer exposure as part of the overall risk analysis
framework of risk characterization, risk assessment and risk
communication. It describes the three basic features of exposure
assessment (i) the exposure scenario (ii) the exposure model and
(iii) the exposure parameters, addressing external and internal
exposure. Also, the statistical presentation of data to
characterize populations, in connection with variability,
uncertainty and quality of information and the presentation of
exposure evaluation results is described. The second part deals
with the specific issues of exposure assessment, exposure via food
consumption, exposure from use of consumer products, household
products, toys, cosmetic products, textiles, pesticides and others.
This part also covers methods for acquisition of data for exposure
estimations, including the relevant information from regulations
needed to perform an accurate exposure assessment. The third part
portrays a prospect for further needs in the development and
improvement of consumer exposure assessment, as well as
international activities and descriptions of the work of
institutions that are involved in exposure assessment on the
regulatory and scientific level. And conversely, it creates the
rationale for the exposure assessment details necessary to satisfy
regulatory needs such as derivation of upper limits and risk
management issues.
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