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Term

risk evaluation

Term

Establishment of a qualitative or quantitative relationship between risks and benefits, involving the complex process of determining the significance of the identified hazards and estimated risks to those organisms or people concerned with or affected by them. It is the first step in risk management.

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Definition source publication

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Risk assessment terminology. Chemistry International Vol. 23, No. 2. March 2001. John H. Duffus.

Publication year

2001

Definition source URL

http://www.iupac.org/publications/ci/2001/march/risk_assessment.html

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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

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Long definition

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