Risk migration and scientific advance: The case of flame-retardant compounds

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 369-381

  Alcock, Ruth E ^a   Busby, Jerry ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flame retardants; Risk amplification; Risk distribution; Risk migration

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

RISK AMPLIFICATION; RISK DISTRIBUTION; RISK MIGRATION;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

FLAME RETARDANT;

COMBUSTION; RISK;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

FIRES; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33645316824     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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