Environmental Risk Assessment

This book introduces the science of risk assessment; covers problem formation and the development of exposure factors; explains how human epidemiology and animal testing data are used to determine toxicity criteria; provides environmental sampling data for practice assessments; examines in vitro and ‘omics testing; describes the political and social aspects of today’s science-based decisions; and includes fully worked examples, case studies, discussion questions, and links to legislative hearings. Readers learn how to execute site-specific risk assessments and how science is used in deciding environmental regulations.