International experience in addressing combined exposures: Increasing the efficiency of assessment

Toxicology

Volumn 313, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 185-189

  Meek, M E Bette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Combined exposure; Exposure assessment; Framework analysis; Predictive methodology; Threshold of toxicological concern; Tiered approach

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT; DRUG MIXTURE;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CASE STUDY; CHEMICAL SAFETY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPOSURE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; ISOMER; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXICOKINETICS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WORKSHOP; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG MIXTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; COMBINED EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS; LEGAL ASPECT; PREDICTIVE METHODOLOGY; THRESHOLD OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN; TIERED APPROACH;

COMPLEX MIXTURES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMBINED EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE METHODOLOGY; THRESHOLD OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN; TIERED APPROACH;

EID: 84888247781     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: 18793185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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