Exposure Analysis

Written by experts, this textbook delineates the emerging discipline of exposure analysis. Tested for nearly a decade by students in Stanford University’s exposure analysis course, it contains comprehensive coverage of the environmental pollutants that affect human health. The book discusses human exposure through pathways including air, food, water, dermal absorption, and non-food ingestion. The book summarizes existing definitions of exposure, dose, and related concepts and provides the mathematical framework at the heart of these conceptual definitions. It provides the basic tools needed to identify sources, understand causes, measure exposures, and develop strategies for improving public health.