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Abstract Details
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Activity Number:
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478
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics and the Environment
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| Abstract - #302452 |
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Title:
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Communicating Environmental Health Risk in Uncertain Times
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Author(s):
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Margaret G. Conomos*+ and Barry D. Nussbaum
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Companies:
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Environmental Protection Agency and Environmental Protection Agency
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Address:
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1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20460, USA
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Keywords:
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risk communication ;
risk assessment ;
role of statistician ;
health hazards ;
toxic releases
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Abstract:
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The public has a very understandable desire to assess their health and safety in light of environmental hazards. The Environmental Protection Agency has a compendium of tools that provide risk assessments. The risks are defined in terms of scores, numbers, reports, or guidance. Do these tools truly answer the public's questions? How well does the public translate this information to evaluate how safe they are? This presentation will describe several approaches to answer questions that the public has about their safety with regard to exposures to chemicals. The paper will emphasize that the role of the statistician does not end with analysis and evaluation; but rather the statistician has a crucial role in the clear communication of risk.
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