The concentration of no toxicological concern (CoNTC): A risk assessment screening tool for air toxics

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 1584-1593

  Drew, Roger ^a   Frangos, John ^a  

^a Toxikos Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; CARCINOGENICITY; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTAGENICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDATION STUDY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 34548336423     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390701429539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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