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1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A vision for exposure science in the 21st century -- Applications of exposure science -- Demands for exposure science -- Scientific and technologic advances -- Promoting and sustaining public trust in exposure science -- Realizing the vision. |
| Summary |
"From the use of personal products to our consumption of food, water, and air, people are exposed to a wide array of agents each day--many with the potential to affect health. Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and A Strategy investigates the contact of humans or other organisms with those agents (that is, chemical, physical, and biologic stressors) and their fate in living systems. The concept of exposure science has been instrumental in helping us understand how stressors affect human and ecosystem health, and in efforts to prevent or reduce contact with harmful stressors. In this way exposure science has played an integral role in many areas of environmental health, and can help meet growing needs in environmental regulation, urban and ecosystem planning, and disaster management."--Publisher's description. |
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Description based on print version record. |
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Health risk assessment.
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Environmental health.
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Pollution -- Environmental aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, issuing body.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies, issuing body.
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| Added Title |
Exposure science in the twenty-first century |
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Print version: National Research Council (U.S.). Exposure science in the 21st century : a vision and a strategy. Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, [2012] xiv, 195 pages ; 23 cm 9780309264686 (OCoLC)ocn811963297 (DLC)10863732 |
| ISBN |
0309264685 |
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9780309264686 |
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9780309264693 (electronic bk.) |
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