Risk Characterization

Meaning, Term, and Glossary Definition - What is Risk Characterization?

The last phase of the risk assessment process that estimates the potential for adverse health or ecological effects to occur from exposure to a stressor and evaluates the uncertainty involved.

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Characterization of Ecological Effects   Characterization of Exposure   Comparative Risk Assessment   Cumulative Ecological Risk Assessment   Ecological Risk Assessment   Environmental Risk   High-Risk Community   Human Health Risk   Landscape Characterization   Population at Risk   

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