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One of the aims of environmental toxicology is to assess the human health risk created by the presence of pollutants in most compartments of our environment, e.g. air, drinking water, surface water, food, wastes etc.. Identifying and evaluating the health risk for humans is one of the most decisive steps in the development of environmental risk management.
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Sartor, F., Rondia, D. (1989). Mathematical and Biological Uncertainties in the Assessment of a Permissible Blood Lead Concentration. In: Seip, H.M., Heiberg, A.B. (eds) Risk Management of Chemicals in the Environment. NATO · Challenges of Modern Society, vol 12. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5604-2_9
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