Developed for use as a reference work in graduate and undergraduate courses as well as for researchers, policymakers, and interested laypersons, the book is a unique collection of authoritative yet accessible journal articles about risk. Drawn from a variety of disciplines including the physical and social sciences, engineering, and law, the articles deal with a wide range of public policy, regulatory, management, energy, and environmental issues. The selections are accompanied by introductory notes, questions for thought and discussion, and suggestions for further reading.
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'A very practical and realistic publication.' Chemical and Engineering News 'Could form the basis for a course in risk analysis. Little mathematical background is required, and each paper is followed by a set of questions for discussion. . . An excellent text to teach from.' American Scientist 'Compiles the seminal essays on risk issues. . . presented in a convenient, objective, simple, and stimulating manner. . . . Its organization, selection of papers, and concise but provocative introductory essays make it an understandable and desirable resource for a nontechnical audience. . . . Has its greatest value as a classroom tool.' Environmental Science and Technology
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Theodore S. Glickman is a senior fellow in the Center for Risk Management at Resources for the Future. Michael Gough is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Risk Management at Resources for the Future.
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If there were a top 40 for the hot problems of our day, risk would be high on the charts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
radon readings, animal cancer tests, determining acceptable risk, siting authority, fatality estimates, immediate ignition, synthetic pesticide residues, thirty activities, expected fatalities, hazardous waste facility siting, risk abatement, leukemia risk, natural carcinogens, cultural rationality, risk communication, benzene exposure, radon risks, reactor safety study, technical estimates, annual fatalities, siting hazardous waste facilities, siting process, monitored group, exposure processes, risk chart Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Cancer Res, Matagorda Bay, Port O'Connor, Delaney Clause, National Research Council, Cancer Inst, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, New Jersey, Baruch Fischhoff, Health Perspect, Los Angeles, National Academy Press, National Academy of Sciences, Clean Air Act, Food Chem, Paul Slovic, University of California, Active Club, Mary Douglas, Probing the Question of Technology-Induced Risk, Ranking Possible Carcinogenic Hazards, Rating the Risks New!
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If there were a top 40 for the hot problems of our day, risk would be high on the charts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
radon readings, animal cancer tests, determining acceptable risk, siting authority, fatality estimates, immediate ignition, synthetic pesticide residues, thirty activities, expected fatalities, hazardous waste facility siting, risk abatement, leukemia risk, natural carcinogens, cultural rationality, risk communication, benzene exposure, radon risks, reactor safety study, technical estimates, annual fatalities, siting hazardous waste facilities, siting process, monitored group, exposure processes, risk chart Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Cancer Res, Matagorda Bay, Port O'Connor, Delaney Clause, National Research Council, Cancer Inst, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, New Jersey, Baruch Fischhoff, Health Perspect, Los Angeles, National Academy Press, National Academy of Sciences, Clean Air Act, Food Chem, Paul Slovic, University of California, Active Club, Mary Douglas, Probing the Question of Technology-Induced Risk, Ranking Possible Carcinogenic Hazards, Rating the Risks New!
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- Final report by Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Activities of the Nugan Hand Group on page 153, and page 173
- Drinking Water and Health by National Research Council (U. S.) on page 95, and page 153
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- Making Environmental Policy by Daniel J. Fiorino on 4 pages
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- Male-Mediated Developmental Toxicity (Reproductive Biology) by Andrew F. Olshan on page 262, and page 277
- Environmental Standards: Scientific Foundations and Rational Procedures of Regulation with Emphasis on Radiological Risk Management by Klaus Pinkau on page 334, and page 335
- Comparing Environmental Risks: Tools for Setting Government Priorities by J. Clarence Davies in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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