Science Policy Council Handbook: Risk Characterization
Author:
John R. Fowle III, Science Advisory Board; Kerry L. Dearfield, Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development; USEPA, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Science Policy
Date Published:
12/2000
Description:
To help inform its decision making, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) evaluates environmental risks through an assessment process that involves a substantial body of scientific data and analysis with much judgment and uncertainty. EPA has published guidelines to steer the Agency’s evaluation of the risks from exposure to environmental agents (see references for EPA Risk Assessment Guidelines at the end of this document). These evaluations culminate in a characterization of the risks. Our understanding of risk characterization has evolved over many years.
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