Using the ATSDR guidance manual for the assessment of joint toxic action of chemical mixtures

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 3 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 223-230

  Wilbur, Sharon B ^a   Hansen, Hugh ^a   Pohl, Hana ^a   Colman, Joan ^b   McClure, Peter ^b  

^a Agy Toxic Substances Dis Registry   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical interactions; Mixtures; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; ZINC;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER TOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 7944235500     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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