Research Priorities in Environmental Risk Assessment. Workshop on Research Needs in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Held in Breckenridge, Colorado on August 16-21, 1987
Abstract
The environmental issues facing society are the most critical in our nation's history. Difficult decisions must be made about potentially expensive solutions to environmental problems. Environmental risk assessment will provide the information necessary to ensure that best decisions are made. Environmental risk assessment is the most efficient, technically sound, and cost-effective approach to providing the information required to make these decisions. However, research is urgently needed to enhance the use of environmental risk assessment. Environmental risk assessment integrated knowledge concerning the possible effects of proposed actions that expose plants, animals, and ecosystems to pollutants or stresses in air, water and soil. The formal scientific techniques used in risk assessment take into account the uncertainty associated with knowledge about effect on the environment and estimate the probability of an identified risk being realized in the environment as a result of a contemplated action. Risk assessment provides technical input to risking management, the process of making decisions about the acceptability of risks and the need for risk reduction. The charge given to workshop participants was to identify technical research needs that would best improve the use and understanding of environmental risk assessment. Keywords: Environmental management; Pollution abatement; Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA211296
Entities
People
- Kenneth Dickson
Organizations
- University of North Texas