Title: Low-Level Exposure to Multiple Chemicals - Reason for Human Health Concerns? 
Resource Type: document --> technical publication --> journal article 
Country: United Kingdom 
Year: 2007 
Availability: Environ Health Perspect doi:10.1289/ehp.9358 
Author 1/Producer: Andreas Kortenkamp 
Other Authors/Producers: Michael Faust, Martin Scholze, and Thomas Backhaus 
Author / Producer Type: University research group / research institute 
Article Weblink (=direct link): http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/9358/abstract.html  
Format (e.g. PDF): PDF 
EUGRIS Keyword(s): Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Models
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Human health
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Toxicological information
 
Short description: The widely held view that mixtures of dissimilarly acting chemicals are “safe” at levels below NOAELs is not supported by empirical evidence. We show that this view is also based on the erroneous assumption that NOAELs can be equated with zero effect levels. Thus, on the basis of published evidence, it is difficult to rule out the possibility of mixture effects from low dose multiple exposures. 
Submitted By: Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?      Last update: 05/08/2007

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