Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book explains how environmental risk assessment in particular is of increasing importance as a means of seeking to address the potential effects of chemicals in the environment in both the developed and developing world"-- An Introduction to Risk Assessment with a Nod to History -- Perception, Planning, and Scoping, Problem Formulation, and Hazard Identification: All Parts of Risk Assessment -- A Risk Analyst's Toolbox -- Exposure Assessment -- Hazard Characterization and Dose-Response Assessment -- Risk Characterization -- Ecological Risk Assessment -- Bias, Conflict of Interest, Ignorance, and Uncertainty: Where Are We Heading? -- Emerging Risks and Final Thoughts.