An interagency comparison of screening-level risk assessment approaches

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 841-853

  Jones Otazo, Heather A ^a   Diamond, Miriam L ^a   Richardson, G Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Risklogic Scientific Services Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzo a pyrene; Cancer risk; Interagency risk assessment; Risk variability; Urban exposure

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PUBLIC POLICY; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; CANCER RISK; INTERAGENCY RISK ASSESSMENT; REGULATORY AGENCIES; RISK VARIABILITY; URBAN EXPOSURE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BENZO[A]PYRENE;

CANCER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PLANT PRODUCT; POLICY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; URBAN AREA;

BENZO(A)PYRENE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

ANIMALIA; TOBACCO RATTLE VIRUS;

EID: 27644502758     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00649.x     Document Type: Article

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