Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health risk assessment
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
EPA 630/R
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health risk assessment
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Science and Decisions
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309120462
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Risk assessment has become a dominant public policy tool for making choices, based on limited resources, to protect public health and the environment. It has been instrumental to the mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as other federal agencies in evaluating public health concerns, informing regulatory and technological decisions, prioritizing research needs and funding, and in developing approaches for cost-benefit analysis. However, risk assessment is at a crossroads. Despite advances in the field, risk assessment faces a number of significant challenges including lengthy delays in making complex decisions; lack of data leading to significant uncertainty in risk assessments; and many chemicals in the marketplace that have not been evaluated and emerging agents requiring assessment. Science and Decisions makes practical scientific and technical recommendations to address these challenges. This book is a complement to the widely used 1983 National Academies book, Risk Assessment in the Federal Government (also known as the Red Book). The earlier book established a framework for the concepts and conduct of risk assessment that has been adopted by numerous expert committees, regulatory agencies, and public health institutions. The new book embeds these concepts within a broader framework for risk-based decision-making. Together, these are essential references for those working in the regulatory and public health fields.
Human exposure assessment : a guide to risk ranking, risk reduction, and research planning
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428904026
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
EPA 630/R
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health risk assessment
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Overview of the ecological risk assessment process in the Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency endangered and threatened species effects determinations.
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Pesticide ProgramsPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428904824
Category : Ecological risk assessment
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Ecological Risk Assessment Issue Papers
Author: DIANE Publishing CompanyPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780788119590
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Provides scientific & technical information that scientists can use along with other materials to develop ecological risk assessment guidance. Highlights important principles & approaches relevant to the ecological risk assessment framework that scientists should consider in preparing guidelines. Covers: biological stressors, ecological recovery, exposures characteristics, & much more. Figures & tables.
Framework for environmental health risk management
Author: United States. Presidential/Congressional Commission on Risk Assessment and Risk ManagementPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
General Principles for Performing Aggregate Exposure and Risk Assessments
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780662345220
Category : Health risk assessment
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Review of the Environmental Protection Agency's Draft IRIS Assessment of Formaldehyde
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309211964
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Formaldehyde is ubiquitous in indoor and outdoor air, and everyone is exposed to formaldehyde at some concentration daily. Formaldehyde is used to produce a wide array of products, particularly building materials; it is emitted from many sources, including power plants, cars, gas and wood stoves, and cigarettes; it is a natural product in come foods; and it is naturally present in the human body as a metabolic intermediate. Much research has been conducted on the health effects of exposure to formaldehyde, including effects on the upper airway, where formaldehyde is deposited when inhaled, and effects on tissues distant from the site of initial contact. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released noncancer and cancer assessments of formaldehyde for its Intergated Risk Information System (IRIS) in 1990 and 1991, respectively. The agency began reassessing formaldehyde in 1998 and released a draft IRIS assessment in June 2010. Given the complexity of the issues and the knowledge that the assessment will be used as the basis of regulatory decisions, EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to conduct an independent scientific review of the draft IRIS assessment. In this report, the Committee to Review EPA's Draft IRIS Assessment of Formaldehyde first addresses some general issues associated with the draft IRIS assessment. The committee next focuses on questions concerning specific aspects of the draft assessment, including derivation of the reference concentrations and the cancer unit risk estimates for formaldehyde. The committee closes with recommendations for improving the IRIS assessment of formaldehyde and provides some general comments on the IRIS development process.
Office of the science advisor staff paper risk assessment principles & practices.
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428904816
Category : Environmental risk assessment
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description