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It seems appropriate to begin this paper with a brief presentation of some definitions that will clarify this discussion, taking into account the possible absence of background of some readers in risk assessment. These definitions will present the different steps necessary for performing risk assessment, the activity of collective expertise, and finally the role of risk managers which has to be perfectly differentiated from the assessment process.
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Hartemann, P. (2001). Risk Assessment of Organic Xenobiotics in the Environment. In: Kümmerer, K. (eds) Pharmaceuticals in the Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04634-0_11
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