WHO - Guidance document on Evaluating and Expressing uncertainty in Hazard Characterization [2017]
Description:
The document supports quantitative approaches to evaluating and expressing uncertainty in hazard characterization for assessing the human health risk of chemicals. It provides (i) an overview of the principles and framework for evaluating uncertainty in hazard characterization; (ii) a detailed description of the approach to evaluating uncertainty in hazard characterization; (iii) implementation of the approach; and (iv) interpretation and use of results.
Why this Tool/Guidance?
Information provided is useful to support and harmonize public health decision making in the field of risk assessment. It allows risk assessors to better communicate the range of possible risk implications of different risk management options while making the health protection goals associated with different options more explicit and transparent.
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