{"product_id":"environmental-risk-assessment-ted-simon-9780367250973","title":"Environmental Risk Assessment: A Toxicological Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of risk assessment is to support science-based decisions about how to solve complex societal problems. Indeed, the problems humankind faces in the 21st century have many social, political, and technical complexities. Environmental risk assessment in particular is of increasing importance as health and safety regulations grow and become more complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnvironmental Risk Assessment: A Toxicological Approach, 2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e looks at various factors relating to exposure and toxicity, human health, and risk. In addition to the original chapters being updated and expanded upon, four new chapters discuss current software and platforms that have recently been developed and provide examples of risk characterizations and scenarios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces the science of risk assessment--past, present, and future\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides environmental sampling data for conducting practice risk assessments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders how bias and conflict of interest affect science-based decisions in the 21st century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes fully worked examples, case studies, discussion questions, and suggestions for additional reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses new software and computational platforms that have developed since the first edition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAimed at the next generation of risk assessors and students who need to know more about developing, conducting, and interpreting risk assessments, the book delivers a comprehensive view of the field, complete with sufficient background to enable readers to probe for themselves the science underlying the key issues in environmental risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ted Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367250977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367250973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Ted Simon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447714623743,"sku":"9780367250973","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_baa3ef7b-1543-437f-8d2f-ecdad1f2cab6.jpg?v=1777234313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/environmental-risk-assessment-ted-simon-9780367250973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}