Chemical carcinogen risk assessment: Differing Values for the Virtually safe Exposure: Knowing how exposure values are derived is key to using them well

摘要

Carcinogens are regulated by many organizations. The premises upon which these carcinogens are regulated are as important as the regulation or recommendation. One must under- stand the assumptions and bais in order to apply the OELs correctly. There are instances in which the EPA PRG is used as the yardstick and oth- Ers in which OSHA values would be More appropriate. Knowledge of the Values and the basis of derivation helps The end user interpret the proper appli- Cation of the host of published values.