Evolution of public participation in the assessment and management of environmental health risks: a brief history of developments in the United States

In the United States, the risk assessment − risk management paradigm that underpins federal decisions about environmental health risks was first established in 1983. In the beginning, the importance of public participation was not explicitly recognized within the paradigm. Over time, however, it has...

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Main Author: Ken Sexton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of Public Health Research
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Online Access:http://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/160