Assessing the Hazard of Metals and Inorganic Metal Substances in Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems

Assessing the Hazard of Metals and Inorganic Metal Substances in Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems
Author: William J. Adams
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2007-01-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1420044419

Current procedures used for hazard identification and classification are based on persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity measurements. Assessing the Hazard of Metals and Inorganic Metal Substances in Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems provides the basis for improvements to the current model for hazard assessment. The book reviews the scientific un

Elemental Speciation in Human Health Risk Assessment

Elemental Speciation in Human Health Risk Assessment
Author: P. Apostoli
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2006
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9241572345

Definitions of species and speciation - - Strructural aspects of speciation - - Analytical techniques and methodology - - Bioaccessibility and bioavailability - - Toxicokinetics and biological monitoring - - Molecular and cellular mechanisms of metal toxicity - - Health effects - - Conclusions and recommendations.

OECD Series on Testing and Assessment Guidance on the Incorporation of Bioavailability Concepts for Assessing the Chemical Ecological Risk and/or Environmental Threshold Values of Metals and Inorganic Metal Compounds

OECD Series on Testing and Assessment Guidance on the Incorporation of Bioavailability Concepts for Assessing the Chemical Ecological Risk and/or Environmental Threshold Values of Metals and Inorganic Metal Compounds
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2017-04-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9264274839

Several models, tools and methods have been published in the past 20 years to include bioavailability in risk assessment and several OECD member countries already have developed frameworks and published guidance documents for taking metal specificities into account in environmental risk ...