Upholding science in health, safety and environmental risk assessments and regulations

Abstract A public appeal has been advanced by a large group of scientists, concerned that science has been misused in attempting to quantify and regulate unmeasurable hazards and risks. The appeal recalls that science is unable to evaluate hazards that cannot be measured, and that science in such ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Toxicology (Amsterdam) 2016-09, Vol.371, p.12-16
Hauptverfasser:	Aschner, Michael, Autrup, Herman N, Berry, Sir Colin L, Boobis, Alan R, Cohen, Samuel M, Creppy, Edmond E, Dekant, Wolfgang, Doull, John, Galli, Corrado L, Goodman, Jay I, Gori, Gio B, Greim, Helmut A, Joudrier, Philippe, Kaminski, Norbert E, Klaassen, Curtis D, Klaunig, James E, Lotti, Marcello, Marquardt, Hans W.J, Pelkonen, Olavi, Sipes, I. Glenn, Wallace, Kendall B, Yamazaki, Hiroshi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal bioassays Animals Appeals Disease Models, Animal Ecological risk assessment Emergency Hazard assessment Health Health - legislation & jurisprudence Health - standards Humans Legislation as Topic - standards Life Sciences Regulation Regulations Regulatory ethics Regulatory policy Risk assessment Risk Assessment - legislation & jurisprudence Risk Assessment - standards Safety Safety - legislation & jurisprudence Safety - standards Science - legislation & jurisprudence Science - standards Scientific evidence Statutes Toxicology - legislation & jurisprudence Toxicology - standards
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract A public appeal has been advanced by a large group of scientists, concerned that science has been misused in attempting to quantify and regulate unmeasurable hazards and risks. The appeal recalls that science is unable to evaluate hazards that cannot be measured, and that science in such cases should not be invoked to justify risk assessments in health, safety and environmental regulations.
ISSN:	0300-483X 1879-3185
DOI:	10.1016/j.tox.2016.09.005