Risk assessment and risk management

Risk assessment is considered by many analysts to be an objective scientific tool. It is considered to be variously influenced by broader issues which in turn have important practical implications both for risk assessors and decision makers. Risk Assessment and Risk Management examines a range of pr...

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Other Authors Hester, R. E., Harrison, Roy M., 1948-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry, ©1998.
SeriesIssues in environmental science and technology ; 9.
Subjects
Environmental risk assessment.
Risk management.
Environmental impact analysis.
Hazardous substances > Management.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781847551849
9781591244226
9780854042401
ISSN1350-7583 ;
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xi, 168 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • Isolation or integrations? The relationship between risk assessment and risk management / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison, Simon Gerrard and Judith Petts
  • The use of risk assessment in government / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison, Jim McQuaid and Jean-Marie Le Guen
  • Pollution risk management / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison and Simon Halfacree
  • Quantitative cancer risk assessment-pitfalls and progress / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison and Steve E. Hrudey
  • Environmental risk assessment and management of chemicals / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison and Derek Brown
  • Assessment of risks to human health from landfilling of household wastes / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison and Gev Eduljee
  • Aquatic risk assessment and risk management for pesticides / R.E. Hester, R.M. Harrison, Steve Maund and Neil Mackey.

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