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HLT 555 Week 3 Assignment, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Part 1: Exposure Assessment Case Study

Read “Cross-sectional Exposure Assessment of Environmental Contaminants in Churchill County, Nevada” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003). Use this case study to complete the Exposure Assessment form.

1. Identify the agent
2. What type of agent is described
3. Source
4. Transport/carrier medium
5. Exposure pathways
6. Exposure-concentration
7. Exposure route
8. Exposure-frequency
9. Exposure duration
10. Exposure-setting
11. Exposed Population
12. Geographic scope

Part 2: Risk Assessment Case Study

Read “Illness Associated with Drift of Chloropicrin Soil Fumigant Into a Residential Area – Kern County, California, 2003.” Use this case study to complete the Risk Assessment assignment.

1. Issue Identification
2. Hazard Identification
3. Dose Response Assessment
4. Exposure Assessment for the Relevant Population

(THREE VERSIONS)