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A measure of the probability that damage to life, health, property, and/or the environment will occur as a result of a given hazard.
출처: www.nsc.org/ehc/glossar2.htm
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| risk factor |
A characteristic (eg, race, sex, age, obesity) or variable (eg, smoking, exposure) associated with increased chance of toxic effects. Some standard risk factors used in general risk assessment calculations include average breathing rates, average weight, and average human life span.
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| risk management |
Decisions about whether an assessed risk is sufficiently high to present a public health concern and about the appropriate means for control of a risk judged to be significant. The process of evaluating and selecting alternative regulatory and non-regulatory responses to risk. The selection process necessarily requires the consideration of legal, economic, and behavioral factors.
출처: www.nsc.org/ehc/glossar2.htm
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| risk factor |
Traits people have that are linked to the development and progression of coronary artery disease. Modifiable risk factors -- related to lifestyle and may be changed or controlled Non-modifiable risk factors--- related to aging and genetics; cannot be changed
출처: www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/glossary/r...
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| risk assessment |
A qualitative or quantitative evaluation of the environmental and/or health risk resulting from exposure to a chemical or physical agent (pollutant); combines exposure assessment results with toxicity assessment results to estimate risk.
출처: www.st.com/stonline/press/news/glossary/r.htm
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