Science-policy in environmental and health risk assessment: If we cannot do without, can we do better?

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-43

  Ricci, Paolo F ^a   Cox Jr , L A ^b   MacDonald, T R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Cox Associates ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Hormesis decision theory; Probabilistic modeling; Risk assessment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HORMESIS; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; ORGANIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCIENCE; UNITED STATES;

DECISION THEORY; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCIENCE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 31544439869     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327106ht582oa     Document Type: Review

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