Developing risk estimates for toxic air pollutants through probabilistic risk assessment

ABSTRACT

The environmental protection agency has recently accelerated its efforts to determine the need to regulate toxic air pollutants. A key input in determining the need for regulation is the characterization of estimated public health risk. this paper examines some aspects of the feasibility of using probabilistic methods for this purpose. The incorporation of expert judgment would be used to address limitations and uncertainties in the available scientific information.(AU)