Glossary R
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A Rinsewater is Water used to remove Debris and contaminants from Products and equipment (Brown and Caldwell, 1990).
Deutsch: Risiko / Español: Riesgo / Português: Risco / Français: Risque / Italiano: Rischio /
A risk is "A measure of the probability that damage to life, health, property, and/or the environment will occur as a result of a given hazard" (EPA 1992, 25).
A risk characterization is Determination of the nature of a given risk and quantifying of the potential for adverse change to the environment from that risk.
A risk communication is "The exchange of information about Environmental risks among risk assessors, risk managers, the general public, news media, special interest groups, and others