The Hormesis Challenge for Environmental Health Regulators
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2001
ISSN
0960-3271
Publisher
Sage Publishing
Language
en-US
Abstract
The hormesis hypothesis provides that human, animal or plant exposure to a low external dose of a hazardous chemical substance or physical agent may have beneficial health outcomes'. For example, human exposure to a precisely defined, low external dose of a carcinogenic pollutant in the workplace or ambient environment may lead to an internal dose or concentration, which stimulates a dormant defense mechanism that inhibits the growth of tumors.
Recommended Citation
Michael S. Baram,
The Hormesis Challenge for Environmental Health Regulators
,
in
20
Human & Experimental Toxicology
133
(2001).
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