Publication Date:
1983-09-09
Description:
A climate of fear now dominates the discussion of environmental issues. The scientific community can help alleviate this fear by making a greater effort to explain to the public the uncertainties involved in estimates of risk. Current statutory mandates designed to protect public health both demand levels of protection that technology cannot achieve and are uncoordinated across government agencies. A common statutory framework for dealing with environmental risks is needed. In addition, care must be taken to separate the scientific process of assessing risk from the use of such assessments, together with economic and policy considerations, in the management of risks through regulatory action.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Ruckelshaus, W D -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1983 Sep 9;221(4615):1026-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6879200" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
*Environmental Pollutants
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International Cooperation
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Legislation as Topic
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*Public Policy
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Risk
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*Science
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United States
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
