The Practical Applicability of Toxicokinetic Models in the Risk Assessment of Chemicals
Contributors: J. Krüse (Editor); H. Verhaar (Editor); W.K. de Raat (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 31, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781402009341
Subjects: Medical toxicology; Medical; Chemotherapy; Medical / Nursing; Toxicology; Science/Mathematics; Medical / Pharmacology; Biochemical toxicology; Congresses; Health Risk Assessment; Pharmacokinetics
First sentence: In the early days of modern toxicology, say about half a century ago, major goals of toxicity studies were the detection of the critical adverse effect of the chemical and the establishment of the dose-effect/response curve including the "No-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level" (NOAEL).