Major Risk Reports On Line
from the National Academy Press

By Amy Charlene Reed, RiskWorld staff
E-mail to: reed@tec-com.com

Several major risk reports are among the more than 1,000 scientific and technical publications that the National Academy Press released on line in their entireties on September 24.

Among them is the 1996 report Understanding Risk: Informing Decisions in a Democratic Society by the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council. The report sweepingly redefined risk characterization with the ultimate goal of increasing stakeholders' acceptance of risk assessments. It is expected to impact the work of federal agencies such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Calling its Web site "a virtual treasure trove of books, reports, and publications that deal with all that is new and important in the worlds of science, technology, and health, " the National Academy Press aims to add another 4,000 titles on line by the end of 1997.

"We're doing this to help promote the free exchange of scientific information, " said spokesperson Barbara Kline Pope. "Scientists from all over the world now have access to the work of the National Academy of Sciences and its related institutions. "

Readers can search the on-line library by subject or title in the National Academy Press' Reading Room and can see a listing of new additions in the department called Fresh Paint.

Publications related to risk that are available on line include the following:

Understanding Risk: Informing Decisions in a Democratic Society (1996)

Improving the Environment: An Evaluation of the DOE's Environmental Management Program (1996)

Issues in Risk Assessment (1993)

Improving Risk Communication (1989)

WIC Nutrition Risk Criteria: A Scientific Assessment (1996)

Risk and Innovation: The Role and Importance of Small, High-Tech Companies in the U.S. Economy (1995)

Flood Risk Management and the American River Basin: An Evaluation (1995)

Product Liability and Innovation: Managing Risk in an Uncertain Environment (1994)

Building Consensus Through Risk Assessment and Management of the Department of Energy's Environmental Remediation Program (1994)

Valuing Health Risks, Costs, and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference (1990)

See Also RiskWorld's Related Article
National Academy Press Places 1,000 Books On Line

See Also Related Links
To search the National Academy Press' on-line library by subject or title, go to the Reading Room.
To see the National Academy Press' latest additions to its on-line library, go to the Fresh Paint department.
National Academy of Sciences home page
National Academy of Engineering home page
Institute of Medicine home page
National Research Council home page


Story posted September 27, 1996

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