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Risk analysis encompasses the scientific review and evaluation of all relevant scientific data on the toxicity of, and the exposure to, a certain compound or mixture. To enable a systematic analysis of the different types of information needed, various risk analysis paradigms have been developed. Among these, the scheme developed in 1983 by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has been the most widely utilized. Risk analysis provides the scientific basis for regulatory actions within the context of risk management.
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Younes, M., Georgiadis, N. (2020). Toxicological Risk Assessment. In: Reichl, FX., Schwenk, M. (eds) Regulatory Toxicology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36206-4_29-3
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