The nature of technological hazard

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 220; no. 4595; p. 378
• Main Authors: Hohenemser, C, Kates, R W, Slovic, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 22.04.1983
• Subjects: Environmental Exposure; Environmental Health; Humans; Risk; Technology; Triage

Technological hazards are evaluated in terms of quantitatively expressed physical, biological, and social descriptors. For each hazard a profile is constructed that considerably extends the conventional definition of risk. The profile, which is termed hazardousness, was understood in pilot experimen...