Risk Assessment for Noncarcinogenic Chemical Effects,
Abstract
Risk assessment for toxic chemicals that do not induce carcinogenic or mutagenic effects has traditionally been based on the fundamental assumption that there are levels of exposure for such agents below which adverse health effects will not occur, even if exposure is long term (Figure 1). Biological underpinnings for this 'thresold' concept include the fact that toxicity of many chemicals is manifest in exposed subjects only after the depletion of a known physiology reserve and that the biological repair capacity of many organisms can accommodate a certain degree of damage by reversible toxic processes. The objective of risk assessment for noncarcinogenic chemical effects has thus been to establish a 'threshold dose' below which adverse health effects are not expected to occur
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADP008707
Entities
People
- Ralph L. Kodell
Organizations
- National Center for Toxicological Research