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Use of quantitative epidemiologic data in regulatory approaches to air pollution.

Ambient air is a complex mixture containing a variety of substances, some of which are known to be carcinogenic. To develop a homogeneous approach for regulating the emission of these compounds, their individual carcinogenic potential needs to be placed on a comparable scale. The unit risk may be co...

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Autor principal: Wahrendorf, J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7821293
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description Ambient air is a complex mixture containing a variety of substances, some of which are known to be carcinogenic. To develop a homogeneous approach for regulating the emission of these compounds, their individual carcinogenic potential needs to be placed on a comparable scale. The unit risk may be considered as an appropriate measure that condensates dose-response analyses of epidemiologic data into a single, easily interpretable estimate. Given the information on the carcinogenic potency of single compounds, more information on the occurrence of the components and the relation of emissions to specific emittents needs to be considered. In Germany, an approach has been developed that combines different assumptions on complex mixtures for the regulation of the overall risk. This paper outlines some of the principal aspects of the underlying concepts.
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spelling pubmed-15669222006-09-19 Use of quantitative epidemiologic data in regulatory approaches to air pollution. Wahrendorf, J Environ Health Perspect Research Article Ambient air is a complex mixture containing a variety of substances, some of which are known to be carcinogenic. To develop a homogeneous approach for regulating the emission of these compounds, their individual carcinogenic potential needs to be placed on a comparable scale. The unit risk may be considered as an appropriate measure that condensates dose-response analyses of epidemiologic data into a single, easily interpretable estimate. Given the information on the carcinogenic potency of single compounds, more information on the occurrence of the components and the relation of emissions to specific emittents needs to be considered. In Germany, an approach has been developed that combines different assumptions on complex mixtures for the regulation of the overall risk. This paper outlines some of the principal aspects of the underlying concepts. 1994-10 /pmc/articles/PMC1566922/ /pubmed/7821293 Text en
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Use of quantitative epidemiologic data in regulatory approaches to air pollution.
title Use of quantitative epidemiologic data in regulatory approaches to air pollution.
title_full Use of quantitative epidemiologic data in regulatory approaches to air pollution.
title_fullStr Use of quantitative epidemiologic data in regulatory approaches to air pollution.
title_full_unstemmed Use of quantitative epidemiologic data in regulatory approaches to air pollution.
title_short Use of quantitative epidemiologic data in regulatory approaches to air pollution.
title_sort use of quantitative epidemiologic data in regulatory approaches to air pollution.
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7821293
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