Chemical Health Effects Assessment Methodology for Airborne Contaminants

Authors

Halina Szejnwald Brown, Environment
Carol Rowan West, Office of Research and Standards
Donna R. Bishop, Office of Research and Standards

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Chemical Health Effects Assessment Methodology (CHEM) is a new procedure for assessing hazardous properties of airborne toxic contaminants. CHEM evaluates substances for four major health effect categories: carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, reproductive/developmental toxicity, and toxic effects other than the first three. Three elements are considered in the assessment: weight of evidence, potency, and severity of effect. This approach produces a profile of toxic properties of chemicals which preserves their unique multidimensional character and highlights data gaps. Copyright © 1987, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

Publication Title

Risk Analysis

Publication Date

1-1-1987

Volume

7

Issue

3

First Page

389

Last Page

402

ISSN

0272-4332

DOI

10.1111/j.1539-6924.1987.tb00474.x

Keywords

airborne contaminants, health risk assessment, scoring system, toxic hazards, Toxicity

Repository Citation

Brown, Halina Szejnwald; West, Carol Rowan; and Bishop, Donna R., "Chemical Health Effects Assessment Methodology for Airborne Contaminants" (1987). Sustainability and Social Justice. 439.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_idce/439