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General Basic Planning Considerations for a Chemical Exposure Characterization Activity

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There are numerous planning engagements or actions that would typically be undertaken prior to carrying out most chemical exposure investigation and/or characterization activities. This chapter catalogs and elaborates the pertinent planning considerations, foundational building blocks/elements, and general requirements that would likely assure a reasonably cost-effective implementation of a chemical exposure investigation and characterization activity—particularly in relation to environmental contamination issues/problems; this includes a general discussion of the key elements for effectual problem conceptualization/formulation, chemical fate and behavior appraisement concepts, as well as the steps typically taken to develop comprehensive work-plans in data collection activities that are often necessary to support the characterization and management of environmental contamination and related potential chemical exposure problems.

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Asante-Duah, K. (2017). General Basic Planning Considerations for a Chemical Exposure Characterization Activity. In: Public Health Risk Assessment for Human Exposure to Chemicals. Environmental Pollution, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1039-6_6

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