This course focuses on assessing health impacts of chemicals in products and of fine particulate emitted along the product life cycle. We first develop the assessment framework to assess exposure and health impacts of chemicals in products. We then detail the application of mass-balance approaches to the case of parabens in personal care products. Participants then learn to assess the human health impacts of chemicals in products using the USEtox model (UN-Environment toxicity model) and discuss the level of protection offered by existing regulations about chemicals in products contrasting US and Europe. We extend the assessment to risks and impacts 5000+ chemical-household product combinations identifying the products and chemicals of concern in e.g. home maintenance and personal care products and looking at children as a sensitive population and at the magnitude of the risks associated with exposures to chemicals in toys. We also introduce a Life Cycle-based approach to Chemical Alternatives Assessment (CAA) combining both quantified exposure and hazards and discuss the applicability domain of CAA compared to Risk Assessment (RA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). We finally determine exposure to and effect of fine particulates on human health along the product and chemical supply chain and life cycle. This course concludes the course series by providing cutting-edge progress on the overall exposome and compares the health impacts of multiple environmental exposures on health.
This course focuses on assessing the health impacts of chemicals in products and of fine particulates emitted along the product life cycle. This week we will develop the assessment framework to assess exposure and health impacts of chemicals in products. Then we detail the application of mass-balance approaches to the case of parabens in personal care products. Participants then learn to assess the human health impacts of chemicals in products using the USEtox model (UN-Environment toxicity model) and discuss the level of protection offered by existing regulations about chemicals in products contrasting US and Europe.
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18个视频4篇阅读材料8个作业2个讨论话题
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18个视频•总计174分钟
Meet Your Instructors•6分钟
Welcome to the Course•12分钟
Assessment Framework - Part A Importance of exposure•7分钟
Assessment Framework - Part B Needs and assessment framework•8分钟
Which method for which problem? Comparing Assessment Frameworks - Part A•20分钟
Which method for which problem? Description of RA, CAA, and LCA - Part B•9分钟
Personal Care Products (PCPs): Part A1a Defining product intake fraction (PiF) and compartment of entry•8分钟
PCPs - Parabens: Part A1b Mass balance calculation of the PiF•11分钟
Impacts of chemicals in personal care products - Parabens exposures•10分钟
Parabens - impacts and risks•7分钟
Impacts of chemicals in PCPs - Overview human health impacts & risks of formaldehyde in PCP•10分钟
Introduction to USEtox near-field - formaldehyde in shampoo•11分钟
USEtox –The Product Interfaces – Exposures, risks and damages metrics•9分钟
USEtox – The UNEP-SETAC toxicity model The Personal Care Product Interface – Exposures, risks and damages•13分钟
User input data for the Personal Care Product Interface - USEtox – The UNEP-SETAC toxicity model •6分钟
[Optional] USEtox transfers and product intake fractions (optional for the general version of USEtox without using product interface)•11分钟
[Optional]USEtox dose and risks: the Personal Care Product interface (optional for the general version of USEtox without using product interface)•5分钟
[Optional] USEtox impacts (optional for the general version of USEtox without using product interface)•10分钟
4篇阅读材料•总计40分钟
Syllabus•10分钟
Pre-Course Survey •10分钟
Week 1 Slides •10分钟
Download USEtox•10分钟
8个作业•总计165分钟
Week 1 assessment•30分钟
Knowledge check 1 - Chemical assessment framework•5分钟
Knowledge check 2 - Which method for which problem?•5分钟
Knowledge check 3 - Parabens in Personal Care Products•5分钟
Activity 1 Heat maps to determine exposures to PCPs•30分钟
Activity 2: Risks and impacts of hydroquinone in face cream and shampoo•30分钟
Knowledge check 4: risk and impact metrics•30分钟
Activity 3: USEtox - hydroquinone in body lotion•30分钟
2个讨论话题•总计20分钟
Activity 1 Reflection •10分钟
Activity 2 Reflection •10分钟
Chemicals of Concern
第 2 单元•小时 后完成
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This week we will extend the assessment to risks and impacts 5000+ chemical-household product combinations identifying the products and chemicals of concern in e.g. home maintenance and personal care products and looking at children as a sensitive population and at the magnitude of the risks associated with exposures to chemicals in toys.
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10个视频1篇阅读材料6个作业4个讨论话题
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10个视频•总计95分钟
Impacts of PCPs - Should we care - PCP in history and regulations•11分钟
Impacts of chemicals in products - Should we care - PCPs chemicals of concern and mitigation strategies•11分钟
Impacts and risks of chemicals in household products - Exposure & impacts per chemical-product combination•9分钟
Impacts and risks of chemicals in household products - Household products and chemicals of concern: impacts•8分钟
Impacts and risks of chemicals in household products - Household products and chemicals of concern: risks•7分钟
Chemicals in toys Part A Amounts of chemicals•11分钟
Chemicals in toys - Part B Exposure•12分钟
Chemicals in toys - Part C Risks and chemicals of high concern•6分钟
Risks of chemicals in toys - Mouthing and chemicals of concern in toys and buildings•7分钟
The Toy Interface - Exposures, risks and damages •13分钟
1篇阅读材料•总计10分钟
Week 2 Slides•10分钟
6个作业•总计80分钟
Week 2 assessment•30分钟
Knowledge check 5 - Chemicals in PCPs should we care•5分钟
Knowledge check 6 - Household products•5分钟
Activity 4 household products and diagonal plots•5分钟
Knowledge check 7: Plasticizers in toys•5分钟
Activity 7: Plasticizers in toys•30分钟
4个讨论话题•总计60分钟
Activity 4 Reflection •10分钟
Activity 5 Ecosystem impacts of household products•20分钟
Activity 6: Toy stories in the press•20分钟
Activity 7 Reflection •10分钟
Life Cycle Based Chemical Alternatives Assessment and Impacts of Fine particulates
第 3 单元•小时 后完成
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This week we will introduce a Life Cycle-based approach to Chemical Alternatives Assessment (CAA) combining both quantified exposure and hazards and discuss the applicability domain of CAA compared to Risk Assessment (RA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Finally, we will determine exposure to and effect of fine particulates on human health along the product and chemical supply chain and life cycle. This course concludes the course series by providing cutting-edge progress on the overall exposome and compares the health impacts of multiple environmental exposures on health.
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14个视频2篇阅读材料8个作业2个讨论话题
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14个视频•总计125分钟
Introduction to Chemical Alternatives Assessment (CAA)•11分钟
CAA - steps and needs for life cycle based substitution•8分钟
Framework for a Life Cycle Based alternatives Assessment•16分钟
LCAA - Flooring case study•12分钟
USEtox –The Building Materials Interface – Exposures, risks and damages•12分钟
Impacts of fine particulate and chemicals in products•4分钟
Impacts of fine particulates on human health - Framework•5分钟
Impacts of fine particulates on human health - Exposure•12分钟
Impacts of fine particulates on human health - exposure-response•8分钟
Impacts of fine particulates on human health - impacts of a computer & IO•6分钟
Exposome, Products, and Health - Part A•13分钟
Exposome, Products, and Health - Part B•9分钟
Summary - Health Impacts of Chemicals in Consumer Products•5分钟
End Of Series Wrap Up•5分钟
2篇阅读材料•总计20分钟
Week 3 Slides•10分钟
Post-Course Survey•10分钟
8个作业•总计170分钟
Week 3 Assessment•60分钟
Knowledge Check 8: CAA•5分钟
Knowledge Check 9: Framework for a Life Cycle Based alternatives Assessment•5分钟
Knowledge Check 10: LCAA - Flooring Case Study•5分钟
Activity 8: CAA of Plasticizers in vinyl flooring•30分钟
Knowledge Check 11: Impacts of fine particulates•5分钟
Activity 9 Using an air pollutant calculator•30分钟
Knowledge Check 12: Global trade and exposome•30分钟
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