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Assessing Risks to Health
Methodologic Approaches
John C. Blair, Jack Needleman, Barbara L. Berney, J. Michael McGinnis
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Assessing Risks to Health

Methodologic Approaches

John C. Blair, Jack Needleman, Barbara L. Berney, J. Michael McGinnis John C. Blair, Jack Needleman, Barbara L. Berney, J. Michael McGinnis

March 1993

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Prepared under the auspices of the Department of Health and Human Services, this examination of the methodologies used in assessing health hazards offers important background of the rationale of risk assessment. It uses ten high profile risk areas to compare measurement approaches.

Risk assessment is a highly important activity of numerous governmental health and regulatory bodies. It is on the accuracy of quantitative and qualitative measurement that the decisions of government policymakers depend. Those decisions, of course, are intended to manage risks. That management frequently involves regulations over a wide range of individual and environmental exposures. Bailar and his colleagues examine the methodological challenges faced by federal agencies involved in risk assessment and the sometimes controversial implications and consequences of methodological considerations. The authors query how, given a choice of methods, one is chosen; the role that method-related issues and problems may have in the acceptance of risk assessment findings; and what impact the controversies regarding methods have on the role of risk assessment in overall risk management.

Ten hazards, as assessed by a range of federal agencies with a variety of assessment methods, give topicality and specificity to the analysis. Among the risks addressed are ethylene dibromide, formaldehyde, passive smoking, and the use of mammography for breast cancer screening. The authors conclude with a setting of priorities for risk assessment because risks to human health clearly outstrip resources available for accurate assessment.
Introduction
Introduction
The Role of Risk Assessment in Agency Activities
Case Studies
Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)
Formaldehyde (HCHO)
Tris (2,3-Dibromopropyl) Phosphate
Dioxin in Missouri
Reproductive Effects of Lead
Cotton Dust
Noise
Passive Smoking and Lung Cancer
Dietary Fat and Cancer
Use of Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening
Analysis of the Risk Assessments
Setting Priorities for Risk Assessment
Evaluating Carcinogenic Risk
Evaluating Non-Carcinogenic Risks
Comparison of Methods in Assessing Carcinogenic and Other Risks
Relating Risk Assessment to Risk Management
Index




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