LEADER 05186nam 2200853 a 450 001 9910971837203321 005 20251017110108.0 010 $a9786612083549 010 $a9781282083547 010 $a1282083546 010 $a9780309120470 010 $a0309120470 035 $a(CKB)1000000000785690 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000242027 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11923061 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242027 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10299863 035 $a(PQKB)10079311 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3378467 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3378467 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10286194 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL208354 035 $a(OCoLC)923280045 035 $a(Perlego)4737858 035 $a(DNLM)1714252 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000785690 100 $a20090105d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aScience and decisions $eadvancing risk assessment /$fCommittee on Improving Risk Analysis Approaches Used by the U.S. EPA, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$dc2009 215 $axviii, 403 p. $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$aPrint version: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Improving Risk Analysis Approaches Used by the U.S. EPA. Science and decisions. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009 9780309120463 0309120462 (DLC) 2008055771 (OCoLC)230199573 311 08$a9780309120463 311 08$a0309120462 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aEvolution and use of risk assessment in the environmental protection agency : current practice and future prospects -- The design of risk assessments -- Uncertainty and variability : the recurring and recalcitrant elements of risk assessment -- Toward a unified approach to dose-response assessment -- Selection and use of defaults -- Implementing cumulative risk assessment -- Improving the utility of risk assessment -- Toward improved risk-based decision-making. 330 3 $aRisk 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. However, risk assessment is at a crossroads. Despite advances in the field, risk assessment faces a number of significant challenges including lengthy delays in making complex decisions; lack of data leading to significant uncertainty in risk assessments; and many chemicals in the marketplace that have not been evaluated and emerging agents requiring assessment. Science and Decisions makes practical scientific and technical recommendations to address these challenges. This book is a complement to the widely used 1983 National Academies book, Risk Assessment in the Federal Government (also known as the Red Book). The earlier book established a framework for the concepts and conduct of risk assessment that has been adopted by numerous expert committees, regulatory agencies, and public health institutions. The new book embeds these concepts within a broader framework for risk-based decision-making. Together, these are essential references for those working in the regulatory and public health fields. 606 $aEnvironmental risk assessment$zUnited States 606 $aTechnology$xRisk assessment$zUnited States 606 $aHealth risk assessment$zUnited States 606 $aThreshold limit values (Industrial toxicology) 606 $aRisk Assessment$xmethods$3(DNLM)D018570Q000379 606 $aEnvironmental Pollutants$xadverse effects$3(DNLM)D004785Q000009 606 $aMaximum Allowable Concentration$3(DNLM)D008452 606 $aEnvironmental Exposure$3(DNLM)D004781 606 $aGovernment Agencies$3(DNLM)D006077 606 $aPublic Policy$3(DNLM)D011640 607 $aUnited States 615 0$aEnvironmental risk assessment 615 0$aTechnology$xRisk assessment 615 0$aHealth risk assessment 615 0$aThreshold limit values (Industrial toxicology) 615 12$aRisk Assessment$xmethods. 615 12$aEnvironmental Pollutants$xadverse effects. 615 22$aMaximum Allowable Concentration. 615 22$aEnvironmental Exposure. 615 22$aGovernment Agencies. 615 22$aPublic Policy. 676 $a361.1 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bBoard on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bDivision on Earth and Life Studies. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971837203321 996 $aScience and decisions$94355797 997 $aUNINA