Policy and science implications of the framing and qualities of uncertainty in risks: Toxic and beneficial fish from the baltic sea

Ambio

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-169

  Assmuth, Timo ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Food contamination; Guideline values; Health; Integrated assessment; Risk benefit; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN;

DECISION MAKING; DIOXIN; FATTY ACID; FISH; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GUIDELINE; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BALTIC STATES; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE; SEA; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BALTIC STATES; DIOXINS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 79951729640     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0127-z     Document Type: Article

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