Exposure assessment in occupational and environmental epidemiology / edited by Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.

Series:

Oxford medical publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health risk assessment.

Environmental health.

Occupational diseases--Epidemiology.

Occupational diseases.

Environmentally induced diseases--Epidemiology.

Environmentally induced diseases.

Health Status Indicators.

Environmental Health.

Occupational Diseases--epidemiology.

Disorders of Environmental Origin--epidemiology.

Medical Subjects:

Health Status Indicators.

Environmental Health.

Occupational Diseases--epidemiology.

Disorders of Environmental Origin--epidemiology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

Set against a backdrop of growing public, media and political concern about occupational and environmental health issues, and a scientific need to better understand and explain the effects of pollutants on human health, this book is a unique resource. Contributions from an expert panel of international practitioners provide a comprehensive reference on the state of the art methods and applications in the field of occupational and environmental pollution and the adverse health effects, particularly the exposure assessment, in epidemiological studies.

Risks associated with occupational and environmental exposure are generally small, but the exposed population, and hence the population attributable risk, may be large. To detect small risk, the exposure assessment needs to be very refined. Exposure assessment is the study of the distribution and determinants of potentially hazardous agents. It includes the estimation of intensity, duration and frequency of exposure, and the variation in these indices and their determinants. The aim of this book is to develop an understanding and knowledge of exposure assessment methods and their application to substantive issues in occupational and environmental epidemiology. The emphasis is on methodological principles and good practice. It is focused on exposure assessment in both occupational and environmental epidemiology since there are many similarities but also some interesting differences. The book outlines the basic principles of exposure assessment, and examines the current status and research questions in the exposure assessment of occupational and environmental epidemiological studies of allergens, particulate matter, chlorination disinfection by-products, agricultural pesticides and radio frequencies.

The book will be of interest to all concerned with exposure assessment and epidemiology. It will be a valuable source for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in exposure assessment, occupational hygiene, environmental science, epidemiology, toxicology, biostatistics, occupational and environmental health, health risk assessment and related disciplines and a useful resource of reference for policy makers and regulators.

Contents:

Section I Methods 1

1. Introduction to exposure assessment / Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen 3

2. Questionnaires / Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen 21

3. Environmental measurement and modelling: introduction and source dispersion modelling / Roy Colvile, David Briggs, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen 39

4. Environmental measurement and modelling: geographical information systems / David Briggs 55

5. Personal exposure monitoring / Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen 71

6. Analysis and modelling of personal exposure / Alex Burdorf 85

7. Retrospective exposure assessment / Wolfgang Ahrens, Patricia Stewart 103

8. Exposure surrogates: job-exposure matrices, self-reports, and expert evaluations / Kay Teschke 119

9. Dermal exposure assessment / Sean Semple, John W. Cherrie 133

10. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling / George Loizou, Martin Spendiff 151

11. Biological monitoring / Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, Pierre Droz 167

12. Exposure measurement error: consequences and design issues / Ben Armstrong 181

Section II Current topics 201

13. Allergen exposure and occupational respiratory allergy and asthma / Dick Heederik 203

14. Particulate matter / Helen H. Suh 221

15. Exposure assessment in studies of chlorination disinfection by-products and birth outcomes / Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen 237

16. Exposure assessment of pesticides in cancer epidemiology / Mustafa Dosemeci 251

17. Radiofrequency exposure and cancer / Martie van Tongeren, Philip Chadwick 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198528612

OCLC:

52357725