ABSTRACT
Environmental risk management requires a thorough, comprehensive, and precise evaluation of environmental risk within the organization’s activities as it enables the company to assess the risk inherent in accepting current practices. These evaluations are essential in determining the most appropriate environmental management options and the viability of standards and options. Baseline risk assessments can be based on individual exposures versus broader population-based risk analysis. Risk assessment draws heavily on the science of toxicology. Toxicology is the study of how toxic substances affect organisms. Central to these studies is the concept of dose and how it is expressed. The objectives of an ecological risk assessment are to assess the probability of adverse biological and ecological effects related to contamination from the operating practices of the company facilities. The assessment addresses the risk relative to past, present, and future site contamination impacts.
