A Passion for Books by Rabinowitz Harold
This volume is part of the ongoing review of the underlying scientific bases for decision-making in chemical risk assessment by International Programme on Chemical Safety. It involves specific consideration of the area of dose-response assessment in the evaluation of information from toxicological studies in animals and from human clinical and epidemiological studies. It covers toxicants with threshold effects and those for which there may be no practical threshold, such as substances that are genotoxic and carcinogenic. The discussions are concerned with that subset of cause-effect relationships commonly referred to as dose-response models, which are typically used to characterize the biological effects of intentional (e.g. drugs and nutrients) and unintentional (e.g. contaminants) exposure to chemicals.This report is intended primarily to provide descriptive guidance for risk assessors in using dose-response modelling in hazard characterization. It will also provide mathematical modellers with an appreciation of issues to be considered when modelling in the context of the risk assessment process. Risk managers will be able to obtain a general understanding of the applications and limitations of dose-response modelling. For both risk assessors and risk managers, some considerations for communicating the results of risk assessments that use dose-response modelling are presented.
Harold Rabinowitz has served as a rabbi of a New England Orthodox congregation, as Executive Editor of the Jewish Publication Society, and President/Publisher of Seth Press, a Judaica imprint of Free Press/Macmillan. He has also served as Executive Editor of Reference and Encyclopedias for McGraw-Hill. He is the translator of a Yiddish work that received the First Runner-up Citation of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1982. Greg Tobin is the former Editor of The Catholic Advocate and has served as a papal commentator for CBS News, FOX News Channel, and NPR. Mr. Tobin's previous books include Holy Father: Pope Benedict XVI, Pontiff for a New Era, the award-winning Selecting the Pope, and Uncovering the Mysteries of Papal Elections.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780965043076 |
| ISBN 10 | 096504307X |
| Title | A Passion for Books |
| Author | Rabinowitz Harold |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House~Trade |
| Year published | 1999-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 355 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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