| Document ID (ISN) | 74293 |
| CIS number |
00-156 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1232-1087 - International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Dutkiewicz T., Kończalik J |
| Title |
Background on the system of integral evaluation of human exposure to toxic substances in the work and municipal environments |
| Bibliographic information |
July-Sep. 1999, Vol.12, No.3, p.263-271. Illus. 42 ref. |
| Abstract |
The means of evaluation of combined exposures to toxic chemicals in the work, natural and home environments is described. A system of integrated evaluation of human exposure should take account of all toxic substances occurring in all environmental media (air, water, soil and food), and all routes through which they enter the human body. An integrated evaluation means that it is necessary to develop different exposure scenarios based on dose intake or derived values. Based on toxicological criteria (irritants, short-term and non-cumulative; systemic effets; long-term, carcinogenic, genotoxic, etc.), calculated exposure indicators can be standardized and aggregated, and converted into combined exposure indices. The index value will reflect the level of combined exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
toxic substances; workplaces; synergism; environmental pollution; exposure evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Poland; routes of entry; length of exposure; permissible levels; absorbed dose; toxicology |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Poland |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Environmental pollution
Exposure evaluation
|
