Conscious worst case definition for risk assessment, part I. A knowledge mapping approach for defining most critical risk factors in integrative risk management of chemicals and nanomaterials

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 3852-3859

  Sørensen, Peter B ^a   Thomsen, Marianne ^b   Assmuth, Timo ^c   Grieger, Khara D ^d   Baun, Anders ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Modelling; Nanomaterials; Protection; Risk management; Uncertainty; Worst case

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY OF SYSTEM; CONCEPTUAL MODELLING; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CRITICAL ISSUES; DECISION SUPPORTS; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; HUMAN HEALTH; IMPROVE-A; KNOWLEDGE MAPPING; MODELLING; NANO-MATERIALS; PROTECTION; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RELATIVE PRIORITIES; RISK COMPONENTS; RISK FACTORS; RISK IDENTIFICATION; RISK LEVELS; RISK QUANTIFICATION; RISK REDUCTIONS; SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS; SCREENING LEVEL; WORST CASE;

CHEMICALS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS; MODEL STRUCTURES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; NANOMATERIAL; PESTICIDE;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH RISK; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MAPPING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCIENTIST; WORST CASE DEFINITION MODEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77955052754     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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