This leaflet discusses risk and how risk assessment is used by EPA to analyze the potential for adverse human health or ecological effects due to the presence of toxic chemicals in the environment.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Risk Business? An Overview of Risk Assessment and RCRA (PDF)(4 pp, 364 K, February 2001, 530-F-00-032)