Identify the different steps of the ERS
Impact Study: Health Risk Assessment

The health risk assessment consists of two parts:

The first part is devoted to a clear summary of the situation under consideration (based on available data from the impact study and a site visit) and to a precise definition of the study’s objectives.

This first part involves identifying all the factors to be considered during a health risk assessment (HRA). This includes:

• identifying all substances likely to be emitted from the site (and quantifying them to the extent possible);

• selecting potentially hazardous chemicals—that is, those for which toxicity has been demonstrated;

• identifying the different types of populations present in the vicinity of the site (inventory of potential targets).

The second component is structured according to the four steps of the risk assessment process:

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