This slide presentation outlines the impacts of precautionary assumptions in risk assessment on benefit-cost analyses and standard setting for drinking water. An outline of the presentation includes: the origins and rationale for caution;
distinguishing key terms such as "precautionary principle" and
"precautionary assumptions";
the role of precaution in
risk assessment (quantifying effects), and
risk management (setting standards); and, the
impact on benefit-cost analyses (BCA). Topics outlined include: a blending of science and policy; precautionary implications for BCA; mandates for realistic BCAs; exposure assessment; dose-response functions; impact of cancer risk
assessment assumptions; impact of illustrative uncertainty
factors in reference dose estimates; adjusted value of statistical life
(VSL) estimates
(million 1999 dollars); compounded impacts; key issues and recommendations. Includes tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 330 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 26 |
| Published : | 06/01/2006 |
