Environmental Risk Assessment: Key Terms and Concepts
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What does dose-response assessment involve?

  • Measuring the intensity, frequency, and duration of exposures.
  • Estimating the incidence of a health effect under various conditions of human exposure.
  • Monitoring the public and environmental health effects of a recognized risk.
  • Characterizing the relation between dose and the health effect incidence. (correct)

    • Which step is involved in environmental risk management?

  • Mitigating recognized risks (correct)
  • Creating options
  • Decision making process
  • Exposure assessment

    • What is the primary focus of risk characterization?

  • Decision making process
  • Characterizing the relation between dose and health effect incidence
  • Assessing the intensity, frequency, and duration of exposures
  • Estimating the incidence of a health effect under various conditions of exposure (correct)

    • What is the main purpose of hazard identification?

    <p>Determining if exposure to an agent can increase health conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves assessing technological feasibility and public concerns?

    <p>Risk management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final step in the 10 Steps to Risk Assessment process?

    <p>Risk characterization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is environmental risk assessment?

    <p>A process of predicting adverse effects on the environment caused by chemical substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor is NOT considered in the risk identification process?

    <p>Public Opinion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of risk recognition?

    <p>To be one element of a comprehensive safety and health approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the grading of risk, what percentage range does 'Medium to high risk' cover?

    <p>1% to 10%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which document is NOT an output of the risk identification process?

    <p>Environmental Impact Assessment Report</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Grading of Risk 2- Low to medium risk' imply?

    <p>May happen, occurs between 0.1% and 1% of the time/cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

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