A framework for cumulative risk assessment in the 21st century

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 85-97

  Moretto, Angelo ^a   Bachman, Ammie ^b   Boobis, Alan ^c   Solomon, Keith R ^d   Pastoor, Timothy P ^e   Wilks, Martin F ^f   Embry, Michelle R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^g ILSI HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical stressors; cumulative risk assessment; non chemical stressors; risk assessment; RISK21

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STRESS; DECISION MAKING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 85014692884     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: 15476898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2016.1211618     Document Type: Review

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