Toxicogenomic technologies and risk assessment of environmental carcinogens : a workshop summary / Committee on How Toxicogenomics Could Inform Critical Issues in Carcinogenic Risk Assessment of Environmental Chemicals.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Committee on How Toxicogenomics Could Inform Critical Issues in Carcinogenic Risk Assessment of Environmental Chemicals, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carcinogens--Environmental aspects.

Carcinogens.

Environmentally induced diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (67 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Toxicogenomics is a discipline that combines expertise in toxicology, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental health to help understand the response of living organisms to stressful environments. The National Research Council convened a workshop to discuss how toxicogenomic data could be applied to improve risk assessments, particularly cancer risk from environmental exposure to chemicals. Risk assessments serve as the basis of many public-health decisions in environmental, occupational, and consumer protection from chemicals. The workshop provided a forum for communities of experts, including those working in "-omics" and those in the policy arena, to discuss where their fields intersect, and how toxicogenomics could address critical knowledge gaps in risk assessments.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Preface

Contents

Summary of the Workshop

Appendixes

Appendix A Workshop Agenda

Appendix B Biographical Information on Workshop Organizing Committee and Speakers

Appendix C Abbreviations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-18178-X

1-280-26279-6

9786610262793

0-309-55193-5

OCLC:

84373816