ABSTRACT

Toxicological.risk.assessment,.a.common.tool.in.regulatory.science,.projects.or.characterizes.the.potential.and.extent.for.a.given.situation.to.result.in.a.defined.adverse. effect..It.usually.involves.a.consideration.of.an.exposure.rate,.which.is. then.compared.to.a.rate.related.to.a.given.toxic.response..Risk,.then,.is.quantified.based.on. the.possibility.or.probability.of.the.exposure.rate.meeting.or.exceeding.the.rate.that. causes.toxicity.