Title: Outline of a public health risk assessment method

Authors: Pan Ziqiang, Zhang Yongxing, Chen Zhuzhou, Wang Zhibo, Sheng Qing, Guo Yuzhong

Addresses: Bureau of Safety, Protection and Health, China Atomic Energy Agency, Beijing, China. ' Bureau of Safety, Protection and Health, China Atomic Energy Agency, Beijing, China. ' Bureau of Safety, Protection and Health, China Atomic Energy Agency, Beijing, China. ' Bureau of Safety, Protection and Health, China Atomic Energy Agency, Beijing, China. ' Bureau of Safety, Protection and Health, China Atomic Energy Agency, Beijing, China. ' Bureau of Safety, Protection and Health, China Atomic Energy Agency, Beijing, China

Abstract: An index for the integral characterisation of risk is necessary for improving risk management, comparing the effects of various practices on the environment and keeping risk as low as reasonably achievable while allowing economic development. Based on the previous concepts of public health risk assessment and radiation protection assessment and from the viewpoint of risk management, this paper examines how to use such an index for public risk to compare the effects from various contaminants and to make a comprehensive assessment of the total effect caused by different contaminants.

Keywords: cancer risks; health risks; risk assessment; radioactive substances; risk management; public health; environmental pollution; contamination.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.1996.028283

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 1996 Vol.6 No.4/5/6, pp.428 - 439

Published online: 16 Sep 2009 *

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