title: The use of health risk assessment to estimate desirable sampling detection limits.
abstract: The inclusion of non-detected chemicals in a health risk assessment may lead, in some cases, to estimated risks that exceed regulatory thresholds, because one must use the detection limit or half of the detection limit. This study presents a methodology which will allow one to estimate appropriate detection limits by conducting a health risk assessment prior to the source sampling program. The advantages and shortcomings of various levels of detail in the risk assessment to determine those detection limits are discussed. The application of the methodology is demonstrated with a case study of the potential health effects of power plant stack emissions.
authors.affiliation: ENSR Consulting and Engineering, Alameda, California, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seigneur
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Constantinou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fencl
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gratt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Whipple
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances