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What is a risk in the context of environmental hazards and human health?
What is a risk in the context of environmental hazards and human health?
- The probability of suffering harm from a hazard (correct)
- The certainty of suffering harm from a hazard
- The severity of harm from a hazard
- The duration of harm from a hazard
What is risk assessment in the context of environmental hazards and human health?
What is risk assessment in the context of environmental hazards and human health?
- The process of identifying hazards in the environment
- The process of using statistical methods to estimate how much harm a particular hazard can cause to human health or the environment (correct)
- The process of analyzing the consequences of a risk
- The process of reducing risks to a certain degree
What does risk management involve in the context of environmental hazards and human health?
What does risk management involve in the context of environmental hazards and human health?
- Identifying all possible risks in the environment
- Evaluating the financial commitment required to manage a risk
- Deciding whether or how to reduce a particular risk to a certain degree (correct)
- Analyzing the comparative risk of different hazards
What is the lifetime probability of developing lung cancer from smoking one pack of cigarettes per day?
What is the lifetime probability of developing lung cancer from smoking one pack of cigarettes per day?
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What is the purpose of risk assessment in the context of environmental hazards and human health?
What is the purpose of risk assessment in the context of environmental hazards and human health?
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