Science and Decisions: Advancing Risk Assessment

by National Research Council, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies

Risk assessment has become a dominant public policy tool for making choices, based on limited resources, to protect public health and the environment. It has been instrumental to the mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as other federal agencies in evaluating public health concerns, informing regulatory and technological decisions, prioritizing research needs and funding, and in developing approaches for cost-benefit analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309120462
• ISBN13: 9780309120463
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"