Re: all risks are not equal

[pstrauss@igc.org]

Allison,

I've been in the environmental consulting business since the mid-1970's,
and I can say that without much doubt that different stakeholders will
percieve risk differently.  There are standard ways of calculating risk
levels (e.g., at a certain level, a person exposed to x contaminant will
have 1 in 10,000 chance of developing cancer.)  These methods are disputed
by many.  But even if we could all agree that the methods were sound,
stakeholders will be hard pressed to agree on an acceptable level of risk.

Peter Strauss


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