Hazard/Source
mold spores from plants and leaks along the baseboard and carpet when it rained
dust mites (parts and scat) from book shelves and carpet
gases and tiny particles from chemicals in cleaning products used on tables
gases in the air from dirty filter
dust particles from the copy machine
gases and tiny particles
gases from the chemicals from perfumes
gases from formaldehyde from carpet, storage cabinet and walls
gases from the ink in books, magazines and newspapers
ToxRAP Map
Toxicology, Risk Assessment &
Pollution
Health problem leads to investigation of exposure (the pathways), the hazard (the source), and the people (the dose they received), leading to a conclusion, which leads to a means of controlling the problem.
EOHSI
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute,
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey;
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; and
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
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