Section 21 Human Health Risk Assessment

• Library: Environmental Law 2002 Supp Replacement chs

The next obvious step is to characterize the potential for adverse health effects to occur at a site. Human health risk assessments are performed to evaluate current and potential health effects posed by contamination considering the future uses of the site. These risks may vary according to the type of remedial action implemented at a site, as well as the future intended use at the site. Brownfields initiatives allow the clean-up criteria to be...