Aldrin and dieldrin: A reevaluation of the cancer and noncancer dose-response assessments

Risk Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 865-878

  Hooker, Eric P ^a   Fulcher, Keri G ^a   Gibb, Herman J ^a  

^a Tetra Tech Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldrin; Benchmark dose; Dieldrin; Dose response modeling; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEALTH RISKS; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

ALDRIN; BENCHMARK DOSE; DIELDRIN; DOSE-RESPONSE ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE ASSESSMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE MODELING; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

INSECTICIDES;

CANCER; DIELDRIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; PESTICIDE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

ALDRIN; DIELDRIN; INSECTICIDE;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM;

ALDRIN; DIELDRIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84900555190     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12145     Document Type: Article

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