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RiskWorld |
| Internal Web Sites |
| Contact Mary Bryant, RiskWorld staff, e-mail bryant@tec-com.com. |
| Environment Australia |
| The web site of Australia's Department of Environment and Heritage includes links to databases on topics including air quality, biodiversity, coasts and marine life, monitoring, and land conservation. Links also are provided to its internal environmental publications, as well as publications from other agencies such as the Australian Greenhouse Office, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, and the Australian Antarctic Division. (Posted December 6, 1996; updated October 2001.) |
| http://www.ea.gov.au/ |
| European Commission – Directorate General Health and Consumer Protection – Unit Risk Assessment |
| Three independent scientific committees made up of external experts provide scientific advice that underpins the European Commission's proposals on measures and policies that may affect the health and safety of the citizens or may impact the environment. Tthe Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP), the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER), and the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly-Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) deal mainly with the safety of consumer products, such as cosmetic products and ingredients, toys, and textiles; the toxicity and ecotoxicity of chemicals, biochemical, and biological compounds; and emerging and new potential risks, such as nanotechnology or broad complex and multidisciplinary issues. Their work complements the work of the European Food Safety Authority and European Medicines Evaluation Agency. (Also read news release.) (Posted December 1, 2005.) |
| http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_risk/risk_02_en.htm |
| European Food Safety Authority |
| This independent agency established by European Union regulation in January 2002, inaugurated its official seat in Parma, Italy, in June 2005. Dedicated to providing objective scientific advice on all matters related to food and feed safety, including animal health and welfare and plant protection, EFSA's risk assessments provide risk managers (European Commission, European Parliament and Council) with a sound scientific basis for defining policy-driven legislation or regulatory measures and the public with a high level of consumer protection and confidence. (Read the news release.) (Posted June 21, 2005.) |
| http://efsa.eu.int/ |
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Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) Directorate General Joint Research Centre of the European Commission |
| One of seven European Commission's Joint Research Centre institutes, the Institute for Health and Consumer Protection provides scientific support to the development and implementation of European Union policies related to health and consumer protection by carrying out research to improve the understanding of potential health risks posed by chemicals, biocides, genetically modified organisms, contaminants released from food contact materials and consumer products. [Note: Former Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment Senior Fellow P. J. (Bert) Hakkinen has joined the IHCP staff in the Physical and Chemical Exposure Unit, which is located in Ispra, Italy.] (Posted August 2003.) |
| http://ihcp.jrc.cec.eu.int/ |
| Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) |
| A specialized agency within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organization of industrialized countries based in Paris, France, the NEA assists its member countries in maintaining and further developing, through international co-operation, the scientific, technological, and legal bases required for the safe, environmentally friendly, and economical use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. The NEA areas of work include supporting nuclear installation safety and regulation; the safe, sustainable, and acceptable management of radioactive waste; radiation protection; helping create sound legal regimes for peaceful uses of nuclear energy; and addressing citizens' concerns over public health and safety. The professional journal of the NEA, NEA News, features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear safety and regulation, radioactive waste management, radiation protection, nuclear science, and nuclear legislation. (Posted May 2006.) |
| http://www.nea.fr/html/welcome.html |
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Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs -- Risk Assessment Frameworks |
| The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Canada has placed on line its frameworks for decision analysis, risk analysis, test performance, and risk assessment. The documents include Basic Principles of Risk Analysis and Decision Analysis; Basic Principles of Evaluating Test Performance for Making Decisions; Preface and Introduction to Risk Assessment Frameworks of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; A General Risk Assessment Framework for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; A General Framework for Food Safety Risk Assessment; A General Framework for Animal Health Risk Assessment; and A General Framework for Plant Health Risk Assessment. (Posted December 3, 1996; updated October 2001.) |
| http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/research/risk/frameworks/index.html |
| Risø is a national laboratory under the Danish Ministry of Research and Information Technology. The research at Risø's Systems Analysis Department supports the development of technical-economic optimization and risk management methods for complex industrial systems and energy systems, with emphasis on environmental considerations and human factors. The department's four research programmes include Energy Systems Analysis; United Nations Environment Programme Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment (UCCEE); Safety, Reliability and Human Factors; and Technology Scenarios. (Posted September 4, 1996; updated October 2001.) |
| http://www.risoe.dk/sys/ |
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