Role of epidemiology in risk assessment: a case study of five ortho-phthalates
Abstract Background The association between environmental chemical exposures and chronic diseases is of increasing concern. Chemical risk assessment relies heavily on pre-market toxicity testing to identify safe levels of exposure, often known as reference doses (RfD), expected to be protective of h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Environmental Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-021-00799-8 |