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Main Title Communicating with the public about hazardous materials : an examination of local practice : final report on phase two of community interpretation of hazardous materials risk information /
Author Conn, W. D. ; Owens, W. L. ; Rich, R. C. ; Manheim., J. B.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Conn, W. David.
Owens, William L.
Rich, Richard C.
CORP Author Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg. Center for Environmental and Hazardous Material Studies.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 1990
Report Number EPA-230-04-90-077; CR-814921
Stock Number PB90-235938
OCLC Number 24383292
Subjects Risk ; Communication of technical information ; Hazardous substances ; Risk communication
Additional Subjects Hazardous materials ; Risk ; Emergencies ; Publicity ; Mass communication ; Organizations ; Surveys ; Questionnaires ; Environmental exposure ; Public education ; Superfund program
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=40000G3A.PDF
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EJED  EPA 230/04-90-077 OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC 06/09/1995
EJER RISK T10.68.V572 1990 OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC 06/09/1995
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 230-04-90-077 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 230-04-90-077 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 03/23/2023
ELBD RPS EPA 230-04-90-077 repository copy AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 11/07/2023
NTIS  PB90-235938 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation v, 85, [8], 7 pages ; 28 cm.
Abstract
The study's purpose is to improve the ability of public and private sector organizations to communicate with members of the general public about the risks posed by hazardous materials, such as those found in Superfund or RCRA sites, or subject to SARA Title III. The second phase included a national survey of Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) and case studies of selected risk communication efforts. The survey, conducted in a sample of ten states, was designed to assess the risk communication efforts of LEPCs and to gauge their capacity for promoting risk communication in their communities. Case studies in three communities provide examples of risk communication efforts, with secondary case studies in neighboring areas. The purpose was to learn what risk communication techniques had been tried in these cases, to secure suggestions for risk communication programs from practitioners, and to assess the level of hazardous materials awareness among a sample of the attentive public in each community.
Notes
Prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response and Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation. "Risk communication series"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-85). "February 1990." "EPA-230-04-90-077."