Risk Characterization

question 57

Multiple Choice

Risk characterization:

• A) is a measure of activities that bring individuals in contact with toxic substances.
• B) is a statistical survey of human mortality and morbidity in a sample population.
• C) is a quantitative estimate of how toxic a substance is to humans at increasing levels of exposure.
• D) is a detailed,written narrative describing the scientific evidence,including areas of ambiguity.

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Definitions:

Communism

A political and economic ideology that aims at creating a classless society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the community as a whole.

Capitalism

An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.

Capitalist States

Countries where the trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

Authoritarian States

Nations governed by a single ruler or a small group of individuals, where individual freedoms and democratic processes are limited.