Science policy council handbook: Risk characterization handbook
HERO ID
52149
Reference Type
Technical Report
Subtype
EPA Report
Year
2000
Language
English
| HERO ID | 52149 |
|---|---|
| Material Type | EPA Report |
| Year | 2000 |
| Title | Science policy council handbook: Risk characterization handbook |
| Authoring Organization | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Publisher Text | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science Policy Council |
| City | Washington, D.C. |
| Abstract | This Handbook was prepared by the Science Policy Council (SPC) for EPA staff and managers and others as a guide to Risk Characterization. It implements EPA’s March 1995 Risk Characterization Policy which improved on the foundation of the February 1992 Agency-wide policy for risk characterization. Both the 1992 and 1995 documents point out that “... scientific uncertainty is a fact of life (and) ... a balanced discussion of reliable conclusions and related uncertainties enhances, rather than detracts, from the overall credibility of each assessment …”. Both also note that while the role of science to inform but not make decisions is widely recognized in EPA, and in the larger risk assessment and regulatory community, these communities often use the risk assessment number as the stated reason for decisions, not always clearly highlighting the legal, economic, social and other non-scientific issues that also go into the decision. |
| Report Number | EPA/100/B-00/002 |
| Ntis Number | PB2005100776 |
| Url | https://www.epa.gov/risk/risk-characterization-handbook |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Number Of Pages | 189 |
| Comments | ECRIB. 2000b in 0395,00, 1479.Washington, DC: Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development; report no. EPA 100-B-00-002. Available: http://www.epa.gov/osp/spc/rchandbk.pdf [20 October, 2003]. |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
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