What are the Key Steps in the Risk Management Process?
The risk management process in toxicology typically involves several key steps:
1. Hazard Identification: Recognizing substances that could pose a threat to human health or the environment. 2. Dose-response Assessment: Evaluating the relationship between the dose of a substance and the severity of its toxic effect. 3. Exposure Assessment: Determining how much, how often, and how long humans or the environment are exposed to a substance. 4. Risk Characterization: Integrating hazard identification, dose-response, and exposure assessments to estimate the risk. 5. Risk Mitigation: Developing strategies to manage or reduce the identified risks.
