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RISK COMMUNICATION IN ACTION: CASE STUDIES IN FISH ADVISORIES
Citation:
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION. RISK COMMUNICATION IN ACTION: CASE STUDIES IN FISH ADVISORIES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/625/R-06/013, 2008.
Impact/Purpose:
to inform the public
Description:
This Handbook provides both general and specific information on how to enhance mercury risk communication activities and their associated outreach efforts. Additionally, it provides information on how to facilitate communication in areas where information is not available. Chapter 1 is an overall introduction to risk communication tools and techniques. Chapter 2 provides an introduction to communicating mercury risk and the subsequent impacts of exposure, while Chapter 3 provides background information on mercury and it's health effects including informational sources, emissions and resulting depositions, and bioaccumulation in fish. Chapter 4 provides examples of various mercury risk communication activities at various geographical levels. Case studies from four fish consumption advisory programs that have successfully used data visualization and interpretation tools are detailed in Chapter 5. The goal of the document is to assist local or regional agencies in developing effective risk communication programs dealing with fish.