Comparative Risk Framework Methodology And Case Study
The U.S. EPA traditionally uses a four step approach, known as the risk assessment paradigm, to assess risks posed by pollutants, whose presence is generally considered not to be beneficial to human health (NAS, 1983). This document's primary goal is to advance a methodology capable of evaluating the interdependent and disparate health outcomes and financial costs of alternative treatment systems. The secondary goal is to highlight the usefulness of the methodology through a case study presented within.
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Boutin, B., M. B. Brown, R. Clark, J. C. Lipscomb, R. Miltner, P. Murphy, L. R. Papa, D. Reasoner, AND R. Rheingans. Comparative Risk Framework Methodology And Case Study. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Washington Office, Washington, DC, 1998.History/Chronology
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- Comparative Risk Framework Methodology and Case Study: Case Study Overview and Parameter Assumptions (PDF) (81 pp, 192.4 KB, about PDF)
- Comparative Risk Framework Methodology and Case Study: Table of Contents, Introduction, Authors, and Executive Summary (PDF) (39 pp, 136.7 KB, about PDF)
- Comparative Risk Framework Methodology and Case Study: Comparative Risk Framework Methodology (PDF) (39 pp, 85.0 KB, about PDF)
- Comparative Risk Framework Methodology and Case Study: Case Study (PDF) (53 pp, 162.1 KB, about PDF)
- Comparative Risk Framework Methodology and Case Study: Appendix B - Computer Code for the Simulation Procedure (PDF) (25 pp, 44.9 KB, about PDF)
- Comparative Risk Framework Methodology and Case Study: Appendix C - Glossary (PDF) (13 pp, 38.1 KB, about PDF)
- Comparative Risk Framework Methodology and Case Study: Interpretations Taken from the Case Study, Research Needs, and References (PDF) (53 pp, 129.9 KB, about PDF)
- Comparative Risk Framework Methodology and Case Study: Introduction, Background, and Document objectives (PDF) (15 pp, 40.0 KB, about PDF)
- Comparative Risk Framework Methodology and Case Study: Appendix A - Supporting Information (PDF) (143 pp, 529.3 KB, about PDF)