The Toxicologist - Society of Toxicology
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ways as chemical stressors and, therefore, have the potential to significantly modify<br />
our responses to chemical exposures. In recent years, regulatory agencies have emphasized<br />
the need for conducting cumulative risk assessments in order to account<br />
for real-world, multi-chemical exposure scenarios; however, the incorporation <strong>of</strong><br />
non-chemical stressors into these cumulative risk assessments represents a novel and<br />
complex challenge. Development <strong>of</strong> a systematic approach for assessing the joint<br />
action <strong>of</strong> chemical and non-chemical stressors is needed in order to prioritize nonchemical<br />
stressors for inclusion in cumulative risk assessments, determine the type<br />
<strong>of</strong> data needed to incorporate non-chemical stressors, and develop methods for assessing<br />
their contribution to overall risk. We will highlight key issues in order to<br />
provide a rational starting place for moving forward. <strong>The</strong>refore it is important to<br />
put this issue in context, describe data needs, and propose methods for incorporating<br />
nonchemical stressors into cumulative risk assessments. Participants represent<br />
perspectives from regulatory agencies, industry, non-pr<strong>of</strong>it, and academia.<br />
1793 CURRENT REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE ON<br />
INCORPORATING NON-CHEMICAL STRESSORS INTO<br />
CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS.<br />
M. M. Mumtaz. Computational <strong>Toxicology</strong> and Methods Development Laboratory,<br />
ATSDR, Atlanta, GA.<br />
<strong>The</strong> global risk assessment community, most recently, is trying to address concerns<br />
regarding climate change and a gamut <strong>of</strong> stressors that could impact human populations<br />
and ecological systems. <strong>The</strong> U.S. Congress has passed several laws that mandate<br />
federal agencies to perform cumulative risk assessment (CRA) thus recognizing<br />
population vulnerability factors (such as diet, behaviors, genetic traits, economic<br />
status) and social characteristics as important issues to be considered in health risk<br />
assessment. As practiced, CRA is an analysis, characterization, and possible quantification<br />
<strong>of</strong> the combined risks to human health or the environment from multiple<br />
agents or stressors. CRA provides the integrating foundation for linking chemical<br />
agents or stressors across space and time. It utilizes a population perspective, incorporating<br />
vulnerability factors (i.e., susceptibility/sensitivity and differential exposure,<br />
preparedness and ability to recover) into the assessment. To address multiple<br />
stressors and complex exposure scenarios, CRA will need to use advanced risk assessment<br />
methods: kinetic models to assess target tissue dose; extrapolations <strong>of</strong> risks<br />
across doses, species, and routes; and assessment <strong>of</strong> multiple effects to account for<br />
both primary and secondary adverse health effects. Often, the lack <strong>of</strong> toxicological<br />
data reporting that leads to an inability to identify “common metrics” is the key<br />
limiting factor to performing cumulative risk assessment <strong>of</strong> multiple stressors. A<br />
perspective on the concepts/methods <strong>of</strong> CRA including the integration <strong>of</strong> stressor/chemical<br />
interactions with vulnerability factors will be presented.<br />
1794 A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR<br />
CHARACTERIZING FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE<br />
EXPOSURES TO CHEMICAL AND NON-CHEMICAL<br />
STRESSORS.<br />
P. S. Price. <strong>Toxicology</strong> & Environmental Research & Consulting, <strong>The</strong> Dow Chemical<br />
Company, Midland, MI.<br />
All communities are exposed to multiple stressors. Characterizing the magnitude <strong>of</strong><br />
the stressors and their cumulative impact presents major challenges to the exposure<br />
assessor. Individuals’ exposures to chemicals are known to vary over time (longitudinal<br />
variation) and to vary from individual-to-individual (interindividual variation).<br />
Non-chemical stressors can be expected to have similar levels <strong>of</strong> longitudinal<br />
and interindividual variation. In addition, vast amounts <strong>of</strong> data on a community<br />
(demographics, economics, meteorology, geography, etc.) are <strong>of</strong>ten available but the<br />
value <strong>of</strong> the data and how it can be best used to predict the occurrence and intensity<br />
<strong>of</strong> stressors is unclear. To address these challenges, we propose to extend a system<br />
developed for categorizing data on the relationships between individual and<br />
community characteristics and chemical stressors (LifeLine, 2005) to non-chemical<br />
stressors. This system, 1) organizes individuals’ and the community’s characteristics<br />
into six categories, fixed, progressive, episodic, cyclic, and ephemeral, and 2) defines<br />
how each <strong>of</strong> the six types <strong>of</strong> variation influences other types and ultimately the<br />
patterns <strong>of</strong> individual’s exposure. Once organized, the factors can be used to assist<br />
in the analysis <strong>of</strong> temporal, geographic, and demographic patterns <strong>of</strong> stressors and<br />
adverse effects in a community. More importantly, this system can be used in the<br />
development <strong>of</strong> person-oriented models (POM) <strong>of</strong> stressors (Price and Chaisson,<br />
2005). Such models can be used to integrate data from diverse sources in a transparent<br />
and internally consistent manner to clarify associations, make predictions <strong>of</strong><br />
causation, and develop strategies for mitigation.<br />
1795 ISSUES WITH QUANTIFICATION OF THE JOINT<br />
IMPACT OF CHEMICAL AND NON-CHEMICAL<br />
STRESSORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISK<br />
ASSESSMENT.<br />
R. C. Hertzberg. Biomathematics Consulting, Atlanta, GA. Sponsor: C. Rider.<br />
<strong>The</strong> joint impact <strong>of</strong> exposure to chemicals and nonchemical stressors is complicated<br />
by both a lack <strong>of</strong> consistent exposure metrics and lack <strong>of</strong> quantitative exposure-response<br />
relationships. Many nonchemical factors are known to impact<br />
health, although <strong>of</strong>ten with rough descriptions. Heat impairs judgment, socioeconomic<br />
status affects psychological stress, and vibration alters cardiovascular function.<br />
In addition, some evidence <strong>of</strong> interactions exists, including noise and solvents<br />
jointly affecting hearing, chemical exposure affecting susceptibility to disease, and<br />
anxiety enhancing chemical toxicity. Potential exists for adapting approaches for<br />
chemical mixtures, including weight-<strong>of</strong>-evidence categories, hazard ranking formulas,<br />
and the Superfund hazard index. Ways <strong>of</strong> expressing known or suspected nonchemical<br />
exposures in quantitative terms will be explored, and some commonly<br />
used joint toxicity approaches and formulas will be discussed in terms <strong>of</strong> implications<br />
for toxicologic interaction. Examples will represent environmental and occupational<br />
scenarios.<br />
1796 COMPARATIVE DIETARY RISK ASSESSMENT: AN<br />
ALGORITHM WITH INCORPORATION OF CULTURAL<br />
BENEFITS OR STRESSORS.<br />
M. L. Dourson. <strong>Toxicology</strong> Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA), Cincinnati, OH.<br />
Analyses <strong>of</strong> fish throughout the United States confirm the presence <strong>of</strong> chemical<br />
contaminants. In many cases the concentrations <strong>of</strong> these contaminants have been<br />
high enough to warrant the posting <strong>of</strong> fish consumption advisories by state and<br />
local authorities. In virtually all cases, these advisories are based solely on the potential<br />
adverse effects posed by the contaminants in fish. Yet medical practice and<br />
recent publications suggest that the health benefits <strong>of</strong> eating—-even contaminated—-fish<br />
may outweigh the potential risks caused the by the presence <strong>of</strong> these<br />
contaminants. Furthermore, cultural and personal perceptions affect the choice <strong>of</strong><br />
fish in our diet. A framework for comparing the risks from chemical contaminants<br />
in fish, the health benefits from fish consumption, and the cultural and personal<br />
perceptions in fish consumption choices is proposed. Data limitations and assumptions<br />
used to develop the framework are highlighted.<br />
1797 EXTENDING PULMONARY TOXICITY FINDINGS FOR<br />
NANOMATERIALS.<br />
D. Warheit 2 and P. Sayre 1 . 1 U.S. EPA, Washington, DC and 2 DuPont, Providence, RI.<br />
As the diversity <strong>of</strong> manufactured nanomaterials continues to increase, associated exposures<br />
may pose concerns for human health. Subchronic inhalation studies are<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten needed to evaluate the possible effects related to longer-term inhalation exposures.<br />
However, since all nanomaterials cannot be tested in this manner, additional<br />
methods need to be developed for use by industry screening at the research and development<br />
phase, and/or for regulatory review as part <strong>of</strong> a commercial submission.<br />
One such method is to consider extending the pulmonary toxicity findings from<br />
one material within a class <strong>of</strong> nanomaterial types to other materials within that<br />
same class. This may not be possible for the majority <strong>of</strong> eclectic particle-types<br />
within most nanoscale-related categories. However, there exists well-developed pulmonary<br />
toxicity testing data for two classes <strong>of</strong> materials—those for nano titania and<br />
multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). <strong>The</strong> hazard data were generated for<br />
these two classes by utilizing standardized regulatory guideline methodologies,<br />
which make such predictions for closely-related materials approachable. Additional<br />
methodologies which may facilitate broader-based conclusions or assist in screening<br />
include use <strong>of</strong> other in vivo-based testing approaches such as those involving<br />
shorter-term inhalation, or aspiration/intratracheal instillation protocols. We will<br />
highlight different perspectives, consistent with our panel <strong>of</strong> experts diverse backgrounds<br />
which are needed to address this complex need. In addition, we will <strong>of</strong>fer<br />
the latest findings on the pulmonary toxicity <strong>of</strong> nano titania and MWCNTs. In addition,<br />
viewpoints will be <strong>of</strong>fered on how generalizable the findings are to other<br />
types <strong>of</strong> titania and MWCNTs, given differing physicochemical properties, methods<br />
<strong>of</strong> particle generation and delivery, and current perspectives on modes <strong>of</strong> actions.<br />
Insights will be presented on how such data can be utilized in applications<br />
such as pre-screening, and establishment <strong>of</strong> protective levels for workers. We believe<br />
that the dialogue between the panelists and the audience will facilitate the identification<br />
<strong>of</strong> areas <strong>of</strong> agreement, and key information needs, in order to further develop<br />
these approaches.<br />
SOT 2011 ANNUAL MEETING 385