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Mass Balance Models for Chemical Fate, Bioaccumulation, Exposure and Risk Assessment

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Exposure and Risk Assessment of Chemical Pollution — Contemporary Methodology

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National and international regulatory programs seek to evaluate the potential hazards and risks of commercial chemicals to humans and the environment. There are relatively few measured laboratory and field based monitoring data available for the mandated assessments, thereby requiring the use of Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSARs) and mass balance models. The present study reviews mass balance models that are available to estimate chemical fate, transport and distribution in the physical environment, bioaccumulation in food webs and exposures and risks to ecological receptors and humans. The focus is on the assessment of organic chemicals using evaluative models.

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Arnot, J.A. (2009). Mass Balance Models for Chemical Fate, Bioaccumulation, Exposure and Risk Assessment. In: Simeonov, L.I., Hassanien, M.A. (eds) Exposure and Risk Assessment of Chemical Pollution — Contemporary Methodology. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2335-3_5

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