Review of "Implications of Hormesis for Industrial Hygiene".

摘要: Hormesis is an appealing concept when considered from the evolutionary viewpoint. It may provide a new approach to deriving `no observed adverse effect level’ for occupational exposures chemicals. An over-reliance on mathematical modeling without clear understanding of and health outcomes stymies current scientific decision-making. Care must be taken, however, as not all endpoints will exhibit hormetic response.