Risk/Health Assessment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024405",
  "term": "Risk/Health Assessment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "At each site, EPA determines the possibility for human and ecological contact (i.e., exposure) with contaminants at the site. If the possibility for exposure to contamination exists, EPA conducts a study known as a risk assessment. During the risk assessment, EPA determines if the site poses a risk to humans, and if so, identifies actions that can be taken to control any possible exposure to humans until site cleanup has been completed. Once complete, cleanup provides long-term human health and environmental protection at the site.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Superfund Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/risk-health-assessment/"
}