Risk Assessment for Environmental Management: Approaches and Applications |
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| Authors: | S. J POLLARD PhD MRSC CChem D. O HARROP PhD FRGS P. CROWCROFT MSc CEng MICE S. H MALLETT MSc CGeol FGS S. R JEFFRIES MSc FGS P. J YOUNG BSc MRSC CChem MIWM |
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| Affiliation: | Senior Chemist, Director, Director, Senior Engineer, Senior Hydrogeology and Operations Director, respectively, Aspinwall &Company, Baschurch, Shrewsbury, UK. |
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| Abstract: | Effective risk-management measures concerning the health, legislative and financial implications of environmental risk rely fundamentally on a robust risk assessment. Risk-assessment strategies exist at various levels of sophistication, and their application should be staged and matched to (a) the magnitude and significance of risks under study, (b) the sensitivities of receptors, (c) the quality of data available, and (d) the means by which risks are to be communicated. Three risk-assessment approaches are examined and their role is reviewed with respect to the completion of multimedia environmental management projects. |
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| Keywords: | Applications quantitative risk assessment riskassessment strategies risk communication risk screening |
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