This powerpoint presentation begins by diagramming elements of the Safe Environments Program, Health Canada, and lists the functions of the Environmental Health Sciences Bureau. The Drinking Water Guidelines
for Protecting Health in Canada include the following:
microbiological, chemical/physical and radiological
parameters;
several steps to guideline development;
multi-jurisdictional consensus-based approach;
the key element of guideline is the maximum acceptable concentration (MAC);
MAC development depends on available evidence of
carcinogenicity or other health effects; and,
evidence depends on quality, quantity and nature of
relevant toxicological and epidemiological studies
and is classified into five groups. Topics covered include: Accounting for Uncertainty in
Toxicological Studies; classification; Epidemiology: Good Design Principles; Toxicology: Good Design Principles; A note on causality; TCE Classification; TCE Guideline: Cancer endpoint; and, TCE Guideline: Cancer endpoint.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 420 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 18 |
| Published : | 06/01/2007 |
