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Qualitative Risk Assessment

Experiences and Lessons

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Effective Risk Communication

Part of the book series: Contemporary Issues in Risk Analysis ((CIRA,volume 4))

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The purposes for presenting this chapter are twofold. The first is to discuss the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) programs that bear on the subject of health risk communication and public education. The second is to share some of ATSDR’s experiences and lessons gained from our health assessment program.

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  1. Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, Georgia, 30333, USA

    Barry L. Johnson

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  1. Center for Risk Communication, Division of Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10032, USA

    Vincent T. Covello

  2. The Institute for Health Policy Analysis, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 20007, USA

    David B. McCallum

  3. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, New York, New York, 10278, USA

    Maria T. Pavlova

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Johnson, B.L. (1989). Qualitative Risk Assessment. In: Covello, V.T., McCallum, D.B., Pavlova, M.T. (eds) Effective Risk Communication. Contemporary Issues in Risk Analysis, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1569-8_8

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