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A General Guideline for Management of Risk from Carcinogens 1
Author(s) -
Milvy Paul
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1986.tb00195.x
Subject(s) - risk assessment , hazard , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental health , carcinogen , guideline , risk management , population , medicine , business , computer science , biology , pathology , genetics , computer security , ecology , finance
A simple relationship is formulated that helps to discriminate between acceptable and unacceptable individual lifetime risks ( R L ) to populations that are exposed to chemical carcinogens. The relationship is an empirical one and is developed using objective risk data as well as subjective risk levels that have found substantial acceptance among those concerned with carcinogenic risk assessment issues. The expression sets acceptable levels of lifetime carcinogenic risk and is a function of the total population exposed to the carcinogen. Its use in risk assessment and risk management provides guidance in distinguishing those carcinogens that should be regulated because of the health hazard they pose from those whose regulation may not be needed.