| Workshop to Develop a Framework for Assessing Risks to Children from Exposure to Environmental Agents Stephen S. Olin1 and Babasaheb R. Sonawane2
1Risk Science Institute, International Life Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, USA; 2National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract
Characterization of children's health risks from environmental exposures requires special consideration of life-stage-specific periods of unique susceptibility in relation to childhood activities, behaviors, and intakes. At a workshop in Stowe, Vermont, in mid-summer 2001, 54 experts developed a systematic conceptual framework for assessing the impact of these factors on children's risks. This meeting report provides a brief overview of the workshop. Key words: Children's health, life stage, risk assessment, toxicodynamics, toxicokinetics. Environ Health Perspect 111:1524-1526 (2003) . doi:10.1289/ehp.6183 available via http://dx.doi.org/ [Online 13 August 2003]
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