What is a
contaminated site?
Who does
what?
Why is it important?
What is risk management?
Risk assessment
fundamentals
Risk assessment
methods
Limitations
of risk assessment
What are RA tiers?
Initiation
Problem Identification
Receptor
Characterisation
Exposure Assessment
Toxicity Assessment
Risk
Characterisation
RM Decisions
Glossary
FAQ's
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Initiation describes the preliminary steps
that are necessary before a decision is made to conduct a RA. These
steps are not necessary if a contaminated site has already been identified.
However, there may be other sites for which little is known and the
decision to conduct a RA should be based on preliminary
information about these sites.
Initiation consists of four main tasks:
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