Significant shortcomings of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's latest draft risk characterization for dioxin-like compounds

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-13

  Starr, T B ^a  

^a TBS Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogen; Dioxin; Risk assessment; TCDD; U.S. EPA

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CARCINOGEN; DIOXIN;

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035158904     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/64.1.7     Document Type: Article

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