Using publicly available information to create exposure and risk-based ranking of chemicals used in the workplace and consumer products

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 515-524

  Jayjock, Michael A ^a   Chaisson, Christine F ^b   Franklin, Claire A ^c   Arnold, Susan ^d   Price, Paul S ^e  

^a LifeLine Group   (United States)

^b LifeLine Group   (United States)

^c LifeLine Group   (Canada)

^d LifeLine Group   (United States)

^e LifeLine Group

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Exposure modeling; Inhalation exposure; Personal exposure

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CONSUMER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 68149160998     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2008.43     Document Type: Article

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