Assessment of Chemical Exposures: Calculation Methods for Environmental Professionals - Hardcover

Daugherty, Jack E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156670216X ISBN 13: 9781566702164

Publisher: CRC Press, 1997

Synopsis

Traditionally, industrial hygienists and environmental engineers have been responsible for conducting chemical exposure assessments, however, this task is now becoming a team effort taken on by scientists, businessmen, and policymakers. Assessment of Chemical Exposures: Calculation Methods for Environmental Professionals addresses the expanding scope of exposure assessments in both the workplace and environment. It discusses the basics of gathering data and assessing exposure, including how to estimate exposure to chemicals using fundamental chemical engineering concepts. The book opens with a brief discussion on the history of exposure assessments and provides terms and nomenclature needed for communications between various disciplines involved in exposure assessments. The potential impact of chemical exposures on humans, the environment, and communities is discussed in detail The book also addresses modeling source generation, pathway transport, and receptor impact. With the clear explanations presented in this text, even a novice will be able to practice the art of exposure assessment.

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Jack E. Daugherty (Author)

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Traditionally, industrial hygienists and environmental engineers have been responsible for conducting chemical exposure assessments, however, this task is now becoming a team effort taken on by scientists, businessmen, and policymakers

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156670216X
• ISBN 13: 9781566702164
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456