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Components of Risk Characterization
Pages 319-319

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... The above description applies well to predictive risk assessments of chemicals; however, other integration approaches might be more appropriate to other types of assessments. For example, when epidemiological methods are used to assess risks associated with apparent environmental damage (decline of a population, decline of forest stands, etc.)
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Key Terms

  • risk estimate
  • relative positions
  • expected exposure
  • risk assessments
  • environmental damage

  • assess risks
  • apparent environmental
  • field monitoring
  • assessor identify
  • including severity

  • predictive risk
  • laboratory test
  • print version
  • spatial scope
  • test data

  • characterization requires
  • effects result
  • description applies
  • ecological effects
  • risks associated

  • quality assurance
  • quality control
  • observed effects
  • epidemiological methods
  • forest stands

  • following components
  • exposure exceeds
  • integration approaches
  • authoritative version
  • ambient media


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