3.0 HUMAN HEALTH IMPACT MODELS

    Human health impacts are estimated from the average daily dose provided by the exposure pathway models. Models used for conversion of the average daily dose to health impacts are described in the following sections. Models are described for impacts from radiation exposure (radionuclides and measured direct radiation), carcinogenic chemicals, and noncarcinogenic chemicals. The first sections describe models for health impact assessments for exposure of an individual or an average member of the population. The last section describes extension of the individual results to estimation of impacts for the entire exposed population.