A comprehensive reference on state-of-the-art risk assessment methodologies for drinking water

Risk Assessment for Chemicals in Drinking Water discusses the major steps and goals in risk assessments and suggests ways to improve the methodologies and accuracy, while consolidating up-to-date information on the current principles and practices in one authoritative reference. After an enlightening overview of risk assessment practices and regulatory guidelines, it:

• Includes descriptions of the use of variability analysis, exposure analysis, physiologically based...

This work introduces the fundamental principles and current concepts of toxicology and risk assessment, offering comprehensive discussions on clinical testing, risk assessment of chemicals and hazardous materials, the application of animal data to human health risk assessment, mathematical models, statistical approaches, environmental laws, information resources and risk management.