Exposure Science: Basic Principles and Applications

by Paul Lioy, Clifford Weisel

Overview

Exposure Science: Basic Principles and Applications provides a concise overview of the field of exposure science, from its origins in sanitation and occupational health, to its exciting involvement with emerging scientific concepts. Written by world-leading experts in the field of exposure science, this book provides all the basic understanding you need to employ the best tools and methods for measurement, analysis, and modeling of exposure. Exposure Science: Basic Principles and Applications is an invaluable introduction to exposure science for anyone working in the fields of environmental health, risk assessment, toxicology, or epidemiology. - Focuses on and highlights the basic fundamentals, scientific goals, theories and tools of exposure science - Examines the use of the exposome and eco-exposome concepts within the field of exposure science

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780124202382
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	02/11/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	116
File size:	2 MB

Table of Contents

1: Background2: Basic scientific principles3: Measurement tools now and developing 4: Modeling 5: Applications and examples of utility in other fields 6: Alignment 7: References

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A concise overview of the field of exposure science written by global experts, this book provides the understanding necessary to employ the best tools and methods for measurement, analysis and modeling of exposure

Editorial Reviews

"...gives a good overview of the principles of exposure science and the background to how and why the discipline came into existence…well written and well illustrated with examples throughout." —btsNews

"One of the strongest areas of the book is the description of tools used to assess exposure, clearly drawing on the authors’ decades of experience with measurement methods." —JOEM, Sep-14

"…explain the origins and basic principles of the human exposure sciences, provide example applications, and define its utility…They describe some fundamental study designs and the types of measurements and associated data needed to characterize and measure the exposure of individuals or populations to a toxic biological, chemical, or physical agent." —ProtoView.com, April 2014

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