exposurescience.orgExposure Science

this siteWelcome to ! Under construction. Home Other Resources Public Data USEPA Models Organizations Community Tools Curricula Home Other Resources Public Data USEPA Models Organizations Community Tools Curricula More Home Other Resources Public Data USEPA Models Organizations Community Tools Curricula We are exposed to toxic agents every day Wildfire Smoke, Dust, Pesticides, Secondhand Smoke, E-Cigarette Vapor, Appliances, Construction, Industrial, Cooking, Incense, Furnishings, Veh icles, Food, Water, Vehicles Welcome to ! You can use this website to learn about and discover resources to help you take part in . This website provides an overview of the field of and maintains curated descriptions and links to available resources, i ncluding software tools, data, organizations, and curricula related to . Click Here to Explore Resources The makers of this website also: Maintain a quantitative exposure modeling and simulation platform that consolidates current knowledge into a computational framework Provide open-source software tools to perform analysis of exposure-related data, and Offer free educational materials, applications, and tools to help Citizen Scientists perform low-cost exposure monitoring investigations. Follow the links below to learn more about each of these initiatives. Citizen Science Monitoring Data Analysis Modeling What is Exposure? The definition of includes the study of how health and well-being can be improved for people by changing aspects of their environment. "Toxic Exposure" can occur when a person comes into contact with anything that can harm their health or well-being, whether it is a hazardous chemical or an unsafe social situation. Exposure can be generally defined to be any sort of contact or influence that occurs between observable physical systems ( such as people!) , whether they be biological, physiological, chemical, social, or behavioral. Physical or chemic al e xpos ure routes can be through inhalation, dermal contact, or by ingestion. If phenomena can be observed using human senses, indirect chemical or biological indicators, or using machine-based sensors, then we can talk about how one system of phenomena can be "exposed" to another system of phenomena, and vice versa. Systems can be defined at any relevant scale. When a system is "exposed", it experiences a change, whether that change may be a physical deformation, energy flux, a chemical reaction, an infection, or a behavioral response (e.g., smoking, drinking, eating). We can talk about exposure occurring at any scale of physical observation, from the tiniest atoms or molecules up to cells, o rganisms, families, societies, and cultures. What do Exposure Scientists Do? can run the gamut from basic bench science to field studies and community-based studies. Exposure Scientists may be involved in one or more of the following activities: Measure Individual or Population Exposure using controlled experiments, assays, personal monitors, sensors, and surveys Understand Routes of Exposure Study Health Effects of Exposure Model Exposure Identify Exposure Mitigation Strategies Implement Exposure Mitigation Approaches Devise Interventions to Reduce Exposure Design Exposure Feedback and Control Systems Work with Communities Educate and Inform the Public Work Towards Health Equity and Environmental Justice This website is maintained by Neil Klepeis Copyright (c) 2023. http://neil.klepeis.net Google Sites Report abuse Google Sites Report...