Exposure to Contaminants in Drinking Water: Estimating Uptake through the Skin and by Inhalation

ISBN-13: 9780849328046 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 272 str.

Stephen S Olin

Opis

Exposure to Contaminants in Drinking Water: Estimating Uptake through the Skin and by Inhalation examines the current state of science in this field by identifying and reviewing the available information resources; evaluating various models and approaches; and demonstrating the feasibility of developing estimates of the distribution of absorbed doses of contaminants in drinking water through contact with the skin and by inhalation. This book, the product of a fifteen-member expert working group convened by the Risk Science Institute of the International Life Sciences Institute under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water, includes contributions from experts in exposure modeling and measurement; water chemistry; time-activity patterns; dermal and respiratory uptake; and the use of probability distributions in characterizing exposures.

Recenzje

"This book is currently the most comprehensive and authoritative treatise on such exposure."
-M. Kroger,Choice, June 1999

Spis treści

Introduction, S.S. OlinContaminant Characteristics, D.A. Reckhow and S.S. OlinPhysical and Chemical ParametersThe ContaminantsExposure Characteristics, T. Johnson, P.J. Hakkinen, and D.A. ReckhowDemographicsWater Consumption and Time/Activity DataBuilding CharacteristicsWater Source CharacteristicsDeveloping Exposure Estimates, N. Chiu, C. Davidson, J.C. Little, S.N. Pandis, C.P. Weisel, and C.R. WilkesVapors and GasesAerosols and Water DropletsWater (Direct Contact)Modeling of Exposure to Waterborne ContaminantsRespiratory Uptake, R.R. MercerRegions of the Respiratory TractModels for Assessing Respiratory DosimetrySources of Airborne Drinking Water ToxicantsPhysiologic and Pharmacokinetic FactorsModel Estimates of Lung Toxicant UptakeDermal Uptake, A.L. Bunge and J.N. McDougalBarrier PropertiesSkin Penetration DataMathematical Models of PenetrationRecommendations of Experimental Methods for Water ExposuresRecommendations for Use of Penetration Data for Risk AssessmentsCase Studies, C.R. WilkesModeled ResidenceActivity PatternsWater UsesModeling Contaminant Emissions During Household UsesModeling Absorbed DoseResultsConclusions

O autorze

Risk Science Institute International Life Sciences Institute Washington, D.C.