Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process

By National Research Council, Commission on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309033497
• ISBN13: 9780309033497
• Release Date: February 1983
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"