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Proposing new approaches for the risk characterisation of single chemicals and chemical mixtures: The source related Hazard Quotient (HQ(S)) and Hazard Index (HI(S)) and the adversity specific Hazard Index (HI(A))

A hazard quotient (HQ) for a single chemical and the hazard index (HI) for a mixture of chemicals were first described as approaches for risk characterisation by the EPA. HQ is defined as the ratio of exposure to an appropriate reference dose such as the ADI. HI is the sum of the HQs of the chemical...

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Autores principales: Goumenou, Marina, Tsatsakis, Aristidis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6616343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31334033
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2019.06.010