Current use of the EPA uncertainty factor approach in New Jersey standards and risk assessment |
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| Authors: | Robert E Hazen |
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| Institution: | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Science and Research , 401 East State Street, Trenton, NJ, 08625 Phone: (609) 292–8294 Fax: (609) 292–8294 |
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| Abstract: | The derivation of the uncertainty factors used in the construction of reference doses for 61 chemicals of regulatory concern to the state of New Jersey were evaluated. Frequency of use of uncertainty factor variables was enumerated with the aim of providing a guide to existing methodology in the analysis of critical studies by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. |
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| Keywords: | reference dose |
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