02088oam 2200517I 450 991079093450332120230206182951.01-135-89033-11-138-46573-91-315-06065-50-585-33136-71-135-89026-910.4324/9781315060651(CKB)2550000001257010(MiAaPQ)EBC1665792(OCoLC)45843765(EXLCZ)99255000000125701020180706d1994 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWorst things first? the debate over risk-based national environmental priorities /editors, Adam M. Finkel, Dominic GoldingNew York :Resources for the Future,1994.1 online resource (xiv, 348 pages) illustrationsPapers presented at a conference held from November 15 to 17, 1992, in Annapolis, Maryland.0-915707-76-4 1-306-57489-7 Includes bibliographical references.pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. The EPA paradigm -- pt. 3. Three alternative paradigms -- pt. 4. Conclusions.For any government agency, the distribution of available resources among problems or programs is crucially important. This book illustrates the controversy that ensues when previously implicit administrative processes are made explicit and subjected to critical examination. It reveals the limitations to quantitative risk assessment.Environmental risk assessmentUnited StatesCongressesEnvironmental policyUnited StatesCongressesEnvironmental risk assessmentEnvironmental policy363.700973Finkel Adam M762787Golding Dominic1558041MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790934503321Worst things first3822109UNINA