Understanding the mismatch between the demands of risk assessment and practice of scientists - The case of Deca-BDE

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 216-225

  Alcock, Ruth E ^a   MacGillivray, Brian H ^b   Busby, Jerry S ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical risk management; Deca BDE; PBDE; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ASSESSMENT PROCESS; CHEMICAL RISK MANAGEMENT; CHEMICAL SAFETY; DECA-BDE; INPUT DATAS; PBDE; SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS; STANDARD PROTOCOLS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECABROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; FLAME RETARDANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

INNOVATION; PBDE; RESEARCH WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 78349309654     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.06.002     Document Type: Review

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