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Assessing Cross‐Media Impacts: A Comparative Risk Approach
Author(s) -
Borys D. S.,
Skarzinskas R. D.,
Green L. D.
Publication year - 1996
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.1539-6924.1996.tb00817.x
Subject(s) - risk assessment , risk analysis (engineering) , quality (philosophy) , adaptation (eye) , index (typography) , environmental resource management , population , environmental planning , computer science , environmental science , business , environmental health , computer security , biology , medicine , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience , world wide web
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has developed a Cross‐Media Comparative Risk Assessment model to address certain regulatory concerns. The model generates a Human and Ecological Risk Index for a facility releasing toxins into the environment. The risk indices are based on chemical fate and transport predictions, toxicity, population density, and ecological sensitive areas. The model can be used to rank facilities for inspection or as a tool to assess the progress of pollution prevention programs. Regulatory permitting departments can use the model to address the cross‐media transfer of pollutants from one environmental compartment to another. The versatility of the model allows adaptation to each specific users needs.