An empirical approach to sufficient similarity: Combining exposure data and mixtures toxicology data

Risk Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1582-1595

  Marshall, Scott ^a   Gennings, Chris ^b   Teuschler, Linda K ^c   Stork, Leanna G ^d   Tornero Velez, Rogelio ^c   Crofton, Kevin M ^e   Rice, Glenn E ^c  

^a BioStat Solutions Inc   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative risk assessment; Hazard index; Pyrethroids; Sufficient similarity; Whole mixtures

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT APPROACHES; DOSE-RESPONSE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MIXTURES; EQUIVALENCE TESTING; HAZARD INDICES; PYRETHROIDS; SUFFICIENT SIMILARITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

MIXTURES;

CHILD CARE; DATA SET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARD; HEALTH RISK; PYRETHROID; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY;

RATTUS;

PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID; TRALOMETHRIN;

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; DAY CARE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT; HAZARD INDEX; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLLUTANT; PYRETHROIDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUFFICIENT SIMILARITY; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WHOLE MIXTURES;

CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; HAZARD INDEX; PYRETHROIDS; SUFFICIENT SIMILARITY; WHOLE MIXTURES;

ABSORPTION; ALGORITHMS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PESTICIDES; PYRETHRINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84884207655     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12015     Document Type: Article

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