Conducting Environmental Impact Assessment in Developing Countries (United Nations University, 1999, 375 p.): 9. Emerging developments in EIA: 9.5 Environmental health impact assessment: 9.5.2 Potential methodologies and approaches for addressing health impacts: 9.5.2.4 Probabilistic risk assessment

Conducting Environmental Impact Assessment in Developing Countries (United Nations University, 1999, 375 p.)

9. Emerging developments in EIA

9.5 Environmental health impact assessment

9.5.2 Potential methodologies and approaches for addressing health impacts

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		9.5.2.1 Adapt EIA study activities
		9.5.2.2 Integrate health impacts into EIA
		9.5.2.3 Use a targeted approach
		9.5.2.4 Probabilistic risk assessment

9.5.2.4 Probabilistic risk assessment

A probabilistic risk assessment can be conducted using the four major steps typically associated with health-related risk assessments; these steps include hazard identification, dose-response assessments, exposure assessments, and risk characterization.