Risk Assessment for Environmental Health (Public Health/Environmental Health)

SynopsisWritten by experts in the field, this important book provides an introduction to current risk assessment practices and procedures and explores the intrinsic complexities, challenges, and controversies associated with analysis of environmental health risks.Environmental Health Risk Assessment for Public Health offers 27 substantial chapters on risk-related topics that include:• What Is Risk and Why Study Risk Assessment• The Risk Assessment-Risk Management Paradigm• Risk Assessment and Regulatory Decision-Making in Environmental Health• Toxicological Basis of Risk Assessment• The Application of PBPK Modeling to Risk Assessment• Probabilistic Models to Characterize Aggregate and Cumulative Risk• Molecular Basis of Risk Assessment• Comparative Risk Assessment• Occupational Risk• Radiological Risk Assessment• Microbial Risk Assessment• Children's Risk Assessment• Life Cycle Risk• Environmental Laws and Regulations• Precautionary Principles• Risk Communication Introduction To Risk Assessment In Public Health / Mark Robson And Fred Ellerbusch -- The Risk Assessment-risk Management Paradigm / Gilbert S. Omenn -- Risk Assessment And Regulatory Decision Making In Environmental Health / Felicia Wu And William H. Farland -- Toxicological Basis For Risk Assessment / Tee L. Guidotti And Marina S. Moses -- The Application Of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (pbpk) Modeling To Risk Assessment / Raymond S.h. Yang And Yasong Lu -- Probabilistic Models For Characterizing Aggregate And Cumulative Risk / John L. Adgate And Gurumurthy Ramachandran -- Molecular Tools For Risk Assessment / William A. Toscano And Chisato Mori -- Comparative Risk Assessment / Michele Morrone -- Risk In The Workplace : Where Analysis Began And Problems Remain Unsolved / Adam M. Finkel And P. Barry Ryan -- Radiological Risk Assessment / Ronald O. Rahn And Arthur C. Upton -- Microbial Risk Assessment / Rebecca T. Parkin --^ Children's Risk Assessment / Natalie C.g. Freeman -- Biological Monitoring Of Exposure To Environmental Chemicals Throughout The Life Stages : Requirements And Issues To Consider For Birth Cohort Studies / Dana B. Barr, Richard Y. Wang And Larry L. Needham -- Overview Of Environmental Public Health Laws And Their Relation To Risk / Russellyn S. Carruth And Bernard D. Goldstein -- Why Risk Assessment Is Not Enough To Protect Health : Rationale For A Precautionary Approach To Science And Policy / Joel A. Tickner -- Risk Communication / Susan L. Santos -- Improvement Of Risk Assessments For Multicontaminant Sites In The Face Of Critical Data Gaps / Yoram Cohen And Adrienne Katner -- Intraspecies Differences In Acute Acrylonitrile Toxicity / Gwendolyn Ball, Clif Mclellan And Lori Bestervelt -- Drinking Water Contamination By Perchlorates From Department Of Defense Rocket Fuel Facilities / Terry Gratton And Norman Trieff --^ Multi-pathway Risk Assessment For Children Living Near A Hazardous Waste Site / Serap Erdal -- Child With Asthma Living In A Moisture-damaged Home / Myrtis Sullivan -- Endocrine Disruption Through Phthalates/plasticizers / Christine Ziebold -- Estimation Of Health And Safety Risks From Exposure To Chlorine And Chloroform For Swimmers In Pools / Richard P. Hubner -- U-shaped Dose-response Curve For Risk Assessment Of Essential Trace Elements : Copper As A Case Study / Bonnie Ransom Stern -- Ecosystem Risk Assessment : The Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina / Craig A. Stow, Mark E. Borsuk And Kenneth H. Reckhow -- The Ohio Comparative Risk Project / Michele Morrone -- Community-based Risk Assessment : Ddt Contamination In Triana, Alabama / Padma Tadi-uppala. Mark Robson, William Toscano, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Introduction to risk assessment in public health / Mark Robson and Fred Ellerbusch The risk assessment-risk management paradigm / Gilbert S. Omenn Risk assessment and regulatory decision making in environmental health / Felicia Wu and William H. Farland Toxicological basis for risk assessment / Tee L. Guidotti and Marina S. Moses The application of physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling to risk assessment / Raymond S. H. Yang and Yasong Lu Probabilistic models for characterizing aggregate and cumulative risk / John L. Adgate and Gurumurthy Ramachandran Molecular tools for risk assessment / William A. Toscano and Chisato Mori Comparative risk assessment / Michele Morrone Risk in the workplace : where analysis began and problems remain unsolved / Adam M. Finkel and P. Barry Ryan Radiological risk assessment / Ronald O. Rahn and Arthur C. Upton Microbial risk assessment / Rebecca T. Parkin Children's risk assessment / Natalie C. G. Freeman Biological monitoring of exposure to environmental chemicals throughout the life stages : requirements and issues to consider for birth cohort studies / Dana B. Barr, Richard Y. Wang and Larry L. Needham Overview of environmental public health laws and their relation to risk / Russellyn S. Carruth and Bernard D. Goldstein Why risk assessment is not enough to protect health : rationale for a precautionary approach to science and policy / Joel A. Tickner Risk communication / Susan L. Santos Improvement of risk assessments for multicontaminant sites in the face of critical data gaps / Yoram Cohen and Adrienne Katner Intraspecies differences in acute acrylonitrile toxicity / Gwendolyn Ball, Clif McLellan and Lori Bestervelt Drinking water contamination by perchlorates from department of defense rocket fuel facilities / Terry Gratton and Norman Trieff Multi-pathway risk assessment for children living near a hazardous waste site / Serap Erdal Child with asthma living in a moisture-damaged home / Myrtis Sullivan Endocrine disruption through phthalates/plasticizers / Christine Ziebold Estimation of health and safety risks from exposure to chlorine and chloroform for swimmers in pools / Richard P. Hubner U-shaped dose-response curve for risk assessment of essential trace elements : copper as a case study / Bonnie Ransom Stern Ecosystem risk assessment : the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina / Craig A. Stow, Mark E. Borsuk and Kenneth H. Reckhow The Ohio comparative risk project / Michele Morrone Community-based risk assessment : DDT contamination in Triana, Alabama / Padma Tadi-Uppala. Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Understanding risk to humans is one of the most important problems in environmental public health. Risk assessment is constantly changing with the advent of new exposure assessment tools, more sophisticated models, and a better understanding of disease processes. Risk assessment is also gaining greater acceptance in the developing world where major environmental problems exist. Developed in partnership with the Association of Schools of Public Health, this comprehensive text offers a thorough survey of risk assessment, management, and communications as these practices apply to public health. Written by experts in the field, this important book provides an introduction to current risk assessment practices and procedures and explores the intrinsic complexities, challenges, and controversies associated with analysis of environmental health risks. Risk Assessment for Environmental Health offers 27 substantial chapters on risk-related topics that include: What Is Risk and Why Study Risk Assessment The Risk Assessment–Risk Management Paradigm Risk Assessment and Regulatory Decision-Making in Environmental Health Toxicological Basis of Risk Assessment The Application of PBPK Modeling to Risk Assessment Probabilistic Models to Characterize Aggregate and Cumulative Risk Molecular Basis of Risk Assessment Comparative Risk Assessment Occupational Risk Radiological Risk Assessment Microbial Risk Assessment Children's Risk Assessment Life Cycle Risk Environmental Laws and Regulations Precautionary Principles Risk Communication With ten case studies to illustrate these risk assessment practices, Risk Assessment for Environmental Health is a guide for understanding and implementing risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication in public health. Written by experts in the field, this important book provides an introduction to current risk assessment practices and procedures and explores the intrinsic complexities, challenges, and controversies associated with analysis of environmental health risks. Environmental Health Risk Assessment for Public Health offers 27 substantial chapters on risk-related topics that include: What Is Risk and Why Study Risk Assessment The Risk Assessment--Risk Management Paradigm Risk Assessment and Regulatory Decision-Making in Environmental Health Toxicological Basis of Risk Assessment The Application of PBPK Modeling to Risk Assessment Probabilistic Models to Characterize Aggregate and Cumulative Risk Molecular Basis of Risk Assessment Comparative Risk Assessment Occupational Risk Radiological Risk Assessment Microbial Risk Assessment Children's Risk Assessment Life Cycle Risk Environmental Laws and Regulations Precautionary Principles Risk Communication This book provides students and professionals with a general survey of risk assessment, management, and communications as these practices are used in regulatory decision making and policy communications.