WHO - Principles And Methods For The Assessment Of Risk From Essential Trace Elements
The monograph is designed to give methods that provide a framework for analysing the boundaries between deficient and excess oral intakes of ETEs. Application of the principles described in this monograph involves a multidisciplinary scientific assessment, using data on required nutritive intakes, deficiency and excess exposure.
1. SUMMARY
2. INTRODUCTION
3. THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE OF ORAL INTAKE FOR AN ESSENTIAL TRACE ELEMENT
4. VARIABILITY OF HUMAN POPULATIONS
5. EFFECTS OF DEFICIENCY AND EXCESS
6. APPLICATION OF HOMEOSTATIC MODEL IN HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT TO EXPOSURE TO ETEs
7. RECOMMENDATIONS
8. FURTHER RESEARCH
9. REFERENCES