
The purpose of risk assessment is to support science-based decisions about how to solve complex societal problems. Indeed, the problems humankind faces in the 21st century have many social, political, and technical complexities. Environmental risk assessment in particular...


This book introduces the science of risk assessment; covers problem formation and the development of exposure factors; explains how human epidemiology and animal testing data are used to determine toxicity criteria; provides environmental sampling data for practice assessments;...