Relative Risk Assessment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023708",
  "term": "Relative Risk Assessment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A process similar to comparative risk assessment. It involves estimating the risks associated with different stressors or management actions. To some, relative risk connotes the use of quantitative risk techniques, while comparative risk approaches more often rely on professional judgment. Others do not make this distinction.\n\n2. Estimating the risks associated with different stressors or management actions.\n\n3. Estimating the risks associated with different stressors or management actions. [EPA 2005b]",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment; EPA 2005b",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/relative-risk-assessment/"
}