Principles and Methods for the Assessment of Risk from Essential Trace Elements: Environmental Health Criteria Series No. 228 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789241572286)

Summary The risk assessment approach described in this monograph applies only to essential trace elements (ETEs) involved in human health and not to non-essential elements. The purpose of this monograph is to provide the scientific principles that support the concept of an "acceptable range of oral intake" (AROI), which uses a "homeostatic model" for determining the range of dietary intakes for essential trace elements (ETEs) that meet the nutritional requirements of a healthy population and avoid excess intakes. To facilitate comparisons, AROIs are discussed in relation to other risk assessment approaches. Although it includes examples, this monograph is not a compendium of assessments on ETEs, nor is it a textbook detailing the scientific basis of risk assessment of the derivation of dietary reference intakes.

Author: Who,Ilo,Unep
ISBN-10: 9241572280
ISBN-13: 9789241572286
Publisher: World Health Organization
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2002
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d