Water Contamination and Health

Integration of Exposure Assessment, Toxicology, and Risk Assessment

• Author(s): Rhoda G.M. Wang,
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Pages: 544
• ISBN_10: 1000148157
  ISBN_13: 9781000148152
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / Water Supply ,

Description:... This volume examines every potential means of exposure to water contaminants, provides in-depth discussions on toxicology, and explains up-to-date techniques for evaluating human health risk. It develops a methodology for assessing the cumulative absorbed dose of contaminants through all routes of exposure, including ingestion, inhalation and dermal. Federal and state efforts to monitor and treat water are examined.