Risk assesment Flashcards
Risk Assesment
Identifying the hazards of a chemical and characterizing it’s risks
Identifying the hazards of a chemical and characterizing it’s risks
Risk Assesment
Risk management
assesing managment strategies, providing information, and monitoring chemical levels
assesing managment strategies, providing information, and monitoring chemical levels
risk management
Risk
the probability of an affect resulting from the exposure to an agent
the probability of an affect resulting from the exposure to an agent
Risk
daily intake
the sum of chemical intakes (ingestion, skin, and inhalation) divided by body weight (In+Ad+Ig)/bw
the sum of chemical intakes (ingestion, skin, and inhalation)divided by body weight (In+Ad+Ig)/bw
daily intake
Equation for exposure through inhalation
Concentrationbioavalibilityamount of exposure*portion retained in lungs
Concentrationbioavalibilityamount of exposure*portion retained in lungs
Equation for exposure through inhalation
equation for exposure through dermal absorbtion
Concentrationbioavalibilityamount of exposure*exposure factor
Concentrationbioavalibilityamount of exposure*exposure factor
equation for exposure through dermal absorbtion
equation for exposure through ingestion
Concentrationbioavalibilityamount of exposure
Concentrationbioavalibilityamount of exposure
equation for exposure through ingestion
hazard quotient
how dangerous a dose is, calculated as dose/TDI
how dangerous a dose is, calculated as dose/TDI
hazard quotient
Tolerable daily intake
TDI, the amount of chemical you can take in and experience no effect. Calculated as NOEAL/Safety factor
TDI, the amount of chemical you can take in and experience no effect. Calculated as NOEAL/Safety factor
Tolerable daily intake
safety factor
an adjustment to keep safety levels below NOEAL, 10* a number of different factors
an adjustment to keep safety levels below NOEAL, 10* a number of different factors
Safety factor
