Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process

National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Commission on Life Sciences; Committee on the Institutional Means for Assessment of Risks to Public Health

ISBN 10: 0309033497 / ISBN 13: 9780309033497

Published by National Academies Press, 1983

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Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process (0), Vol. 0 by National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Commission on Life Sciences; Committee on the Institutional Means for Assessment of Risks to Public Health. National Academies Press, 1983. 205pp. Language: English. Note: Ex library book with the usual stamps, marks, and stickers. Some pages have marks mostly confined to the margins.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309033497
• ISBN 13: 9780309033497
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The regulation of potentially hazardous substances has become a controversial issue. This volume evaluates past efforts to develop and use risk assessment guidelines, reviews the experience of regulatory agencies with different administrative arrangements for risk assessment, and evaluates various proposals to modify procedures. The book's conclusions and recommendations can be applied across the entire field of environmental health.

About the Author

Committee on the Institutional Means for Assessment of Risks to Public Health, National Research Council