Review Article
A Review of Exposure Assessment Methods in Epidemiological Studies on Incinerators
Table 1
Classification of exposure assessment methods.
| Category | Description |
| Criterion 1: definition of exposure intensity |
| 1 | Qualitative (e.g., presence/absence of the source/contamination in an area) | 2 | Distance from the source (e.g., linear distance) | 3 | Dispersion models (e.g., average annual atmospheric concentration) |
| Criterion 2: definition of population distribution |
| 1 | Municipality/community/postcode sector | 2 | Census unit/full postcode | 3 | Exact residential address location |
| Criterion 3: temporal variability |
| 1 | Time-invariable (i.e., fixed) exposure | 2 | Time-variable exposure (e.g., residential history and/or variability in emissions from the source) |
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