The Precision, uses, and limitations of public health guidance values

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 681-700

  Risher, John F ^a   Derosa, Christopher T ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental Media Exposure Guide (EMEG); Health guidance values; Minimal risk levels (MRLs); Precision of health guidance values; Reference Doses Concentrations (RfD RfC); Uses and limitations of health guidance values

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944432227     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039709383728     Document Type: Article

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