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Regulation of Carcinogens
Author(s) -
Crouch Edmund,
Wilson Richard
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1981.tb01355.x
Subject(s) - carcinogen , risk analysis (engineering) , incentive , risk assessment , computer science , business , environmental health , medicine , biology , computer security , economics , genetics , microeconomics
We propose a procedure, suitable for regulatory use, for estimating individual and societal risks of carcinogenic materials by using information on interspecies comparisons of carcinogenic potency. The consistent treatment of uncertainties allows evaluation of confidence limits and hence regulatory measures of risk which incorporate safety factors and incentives for better information. Numerical examples are given, together with discussion of the treatment of undetected carcinogens. Applications of the procedure to setting priorities for carcinogenicity testing and to product substitution are mentioned.