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UNINA9910820758303321 |
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Titolo |
Environmental decisions in the face of uncertainty / / Committee on Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
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Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-29023-6 |
0-309-13035-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental policy - United States - Decision making |
Public health - Risk assessment - United States |
Public health - Environmental aspects - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Risk Assessment and Uncertainty -- Uncertainty in Technological and Economic Factors in EPA's Decision Making -- Uncertainty and Decision Making: Lessons from Other Public Health Contexts -- Incorporating Uncertainty into Decision Making -- Communication of Uncertainty -- Synthesis and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Approaches to Accounting for Uncertainty -- Appendix B: Committee Member Biographical Sketches -- Appendix C: Meeting Agendas. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is one of several federal agencies responsible for protecting Americans against significant risks to human health and the environment. As part of that mission, EPA estimates the nature, magnitude, and likelihood of risks to human health and the environment; identifies the potential regulatory actions that will mitigate those risks and protect public health1 and the environment; and uses that information to decide on appropriate regulatory action. Uncertainties, both qualitative and quantitative, in the data and analyses on which these decisions are |
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