New way to assess risk from chemicals

Sunday, December 25, 2011 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

Approximately 80,000 industrial chemicals are in use and about 700 new chemicals are introduced to commerce each year in the United States, according to the US Government Accountability Office. To assess human health risks from exposure to harmful substances, an expert is proposing a new technique that is more efficient than current methods.

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