The Role of Risk Analysis and Risk Management in Environmental Protection

● SUMMARY ● MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ● BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS ● What Is Risk Analysis? ● Views on Potential Uses of Risk Analysis ❍ How Valuable a Tool? ❍ Is It a Scientific Basis for Environmental Decisions? ❍ Should It Be Used to Compare Costs and Environmental or Health Benefits? ❍ Should Priorities Be Based on Relative Risks and Risk Reduction Opportunities? ● The Information Value of Risk Analysis ❍ Key Factors Determining the Quality of Information Provided ❍ Quality of the Database ❍ Risk Assessment Methods ● Legislative Activity ❍ Legislation in the 106th Congress ❍ Legislation in the 107th Congress ● LEGISLATION ● CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS, REPORTS, AND DOCUMENTS ● FOR ADDITIONAL READING