Unfinished Business: A Comparative Assessment of Environmental Problems. Appendix 2. Non-Cancer Risk Work Group

摘要

The report is one of four reports comparing risks currently associated with major environmental problems. A ranking methodology was devised and 31 environmental problems areas under EPA's jurisdiction were ranked according to the relative magnitude of the non-cancer health risks they pose. Chapter 2 of the report summarizes the results of the ranking of the non-cancer health risks associated with major environmental problem areas, and Chapter 3 reviews the process used to produce these rankings. Chapter 4 presents some overall observations on the project and recommendations resulting from it. The steps and issues in the ranking methodology are described in further detail in the Appendix.