Abstract
The Thirteenth Rochester International Conference on Environmental Toxicity examined both the logical soundness of the inference of risk and the validity of the experimental evidence of damage. Examples were drawn from current research by the participants on environmental hazards of toxic chemicals and ionizing radiation. Contributions by twenty-two researchers were grouped under six headings:
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— Statistical Inference of Risks
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— Risks of Prenatal Exposures
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— Risks of Contaminated Air and Drinking Water
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— Comparative Risks of Energy Sources
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— Genetic and Cancer Hazards
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— Extrapolation to Low Doses
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Berg, G.G. (1981). The Risks of Measuring Risk. In: Berg, G.G., Maillie, H.D. (eds) Measurement of Risks. Environmental Science Research, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4052-2_1
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