Update on noncancer assessments: New initiatives are improving the science base and the process

Journal Article · · EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5506416

Dellarco, V L; Kimmel, C A ^[1]

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1. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Health and Environmental Assessment

Although public attention tends to be drawn to cancer, many other serious health effects with long-term consequences may result from exposure to environmental pollutants. In its health assessments of pollutants, EPA considers the potential for adverse effects such as reproductive impairment, birth defects, genetic damage, neurological and immunological disorders, and respiratory and liver diseases. For example, in the control of air pollutants--ozone, carbon monoxide, lead, and oxides of sulfur and nitrogen--the Agency has long been concerned with potential adverse respiratory and neurological effects. Health risk assessment is an integral part of making regulatory or risk management decisions. Risk assessment combines an evaluation of the health effects data with the human exposure estimates to determine the potential risk to humans of exposure to a chemical substance.

• OSTI ID: 5506416
• Journal Information: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Journal; (United States), Journal Name: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Journal; (United States) Vol. 19:1; ISSN 0145-1189; ISSN EPAJDB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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