| Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process Working Papers Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Earth and Life Studies (Author), Commission on Life Sciences (Author) |
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ISBN: 030907763X ISBN-13: 9780309077637 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1983 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Risk Assessment - Political Science | American Government - General - Medical | Public Health |
| Dewey: 352 |
| Physical Information: 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
