Title:
Water contamination and health : integration of exposure assessment, toxicology, and risk assessment
Series:
Environmental science and pollution control series ; 9
Publication Information:
New York : Marcel Dekker, 1994
ISBN:
9780824789220
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Summary
Summary
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.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Water Contaminants - Monitoring, Treatment, and Health Impact: A Retrospective on Drinking Water |
Chemicals in California Drinking Water - Source of Contamination |
Risk Assessment and Drinking Water Standards |
Reactions of Drinking Water Contaminants with Aqueous Chlorine and Monochloramine |
Part 2 Exposure Assessment of Water Contaminants - Specific Dosimetry on Radon and Chloroform: Benefit of Deriving Drinking Water Standards |
Based on Comprehensive Assessments of Exposure |