Probabilistic exposure analysis for chemical risk characterization

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-17

  Bogen, Kenneth T ^a   Cullen, Alison C ^b   Frey, H Christopher ^c   Price, Paul S ^d  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

^d LifeLine Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied probability analysis; Assessment methods; Environmental chemicals; Modeling; Monte Carlo; Toxicity risk characterization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH HAZARD; INTOXICATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREDICTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 65549124897     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp036     Document Type: Review

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