Evaluating environmental risks.

Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication | September 1, 1991| | Copyright

Wouldn't it be wonderful if there were a Superman for the environment? He would courageously confront the poisonous chemicals on our planet. He would face up to smog, ozone, acid rain, sulfur dioxide, and carbon monoxide in the air. He'd take care of pesticides and herbicides in the soil and sewage and harmful metals in the water.

He would be very, very busy. But before he could go dashing around, he would have to decide which of the many environmental risks were the most serious. Before he could get into the business of risk management, he'd have to engage in ...

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