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Risk: a regulator's perspective
Author(s) -
Brezner Gerald P.,
Weaver Leo
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1982.tb04913.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , estimation , process (computing) , politics , management science , regulator , sociology , risk analysis (engineering) , positive economics , epistemology , operations research , political science , computer science , medicine , law , mathematics , economics , biology , management , artificial intelligence , philosophy , operating system , biochemistry , gene
Determination of an “acceptable level of risk” is not a quantitative scientific question, but a sociological‐political issue. A valid uniform model for estimation of health effects and a means to evaluate the diverse interests of the populace are not easily‐solved problems; but if the proper questions are identified, then research by sociologists and scientists may be more useful aids to regulators during the decision‐making process.