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A description of risk assessor/risk manager planning results.
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A review of the conceptual model and the assessment endpoints.
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A discussion of the major data sources and analytical procedures used.
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A review of the stressor-response and exposure profiles.
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A description of risks
to the assessment endpoints, including risk estimates and adversity evaluations.
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A summary of major areas of uncertainty and the approaches used to address them.
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A discussion of science policy judgments or default assumptions used to bridge information gaps, and the basis for these assumptions.
To facilitate understanding
of assessment results, risk assessors should characterize risks
“in
a manner that is clear, transparent,
reasonable, and consistent with other risk characterizations of similar scope prepared across programs in the Agency” (U.S. EPA, 1995).
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