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Introduction to Environmental Risk Assessment

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Dose-Response Assessment

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Analyzing the relationship between the amount of exposure and the occurrence of the unwanted health effects.

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Risk Management

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The process of identifying, evaluating, selecting, and implementing actions to reduce risk to human health and the environment.

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Risk Communication

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The process of expressing the results of the risk assessment and the decisions of risk management to the public and other stakeholders.

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Ecological Assessment

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Evaluation of the impacts of exposure to chemical or physical agents on ecological systems.

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Regulatory Toxicology

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The application of toxicology data and principles to inform and make policy or regulatory decisions.

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Hazard Identification

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Determining which chemical substances or environmental stressors could potentially cause harm to the environment or to human health.

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Uncertainty Analysis

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Evaluating the degree of uncertainty inherent in the process of risk assessment.

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Benefit-Cost Analysis

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Comparing the expected costs of risk management measures with their expected benefits, often measured in terms of public health and environmental preservation.

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Chemical Fate Modeling

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Predicting how chemicals move through the environment and change over time.

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Exposure Assessment

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Estimating or measuring the magnitude, frequency, and duration of exposure to an agent.

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Risk Characterization

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Integrating information from hazard identification, dose-response assessment, and exposure assessment to estimate the health risks that may result.

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Toxicological Testing

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Scientific testing of substances to determine their potential to cause harmful effects on living organisms.

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