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In his column, AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr makes the point that the public expects too much of science and government when it comes to defining what “safe” is when dealing with trace amounts of chemicals. The public thinks that the US Environmental Protection Agency, in particular, knows all the bad pollutants, precisely what adverse health or environmental effects they cause, how to measure them exactly, and control them absolutely. Hoffbuhr states that since there are no easy answers, it is important to maintain a continuing dialog between the public and government on the importance of a rational approach to making risk‐based decisions, or society will continue to be plagued with risky acronyms.
In his column, AWWA Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr makes the point that the public expects too much of science and government when it comes to defining what “safe” is when dealing with trace amounts of chemicals. The public thinks that the US Environmental Protection Agency, in particular, knows all the bad pollutants, precisely what adverse health or environmental effects they cause, how to measure them exactly, and control them absolutely. Hoffbuhr states that since there are no easy answers, it is important to maintain a continuing dialog between the public and government on the importance of a rational approach to making risk‐based decisions, or society will continue to be plagued with risky acronyms.
Risky Acronyms
Hoffbuhr, Jack W. (author)
2002-04-01
1 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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