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Risk characterization is the final step in the risk assessment process. All scientific data are summarized, reviewed, and evaluated in an integrated manner. Risk characterization should provide a clear description of the potential risk and outline the strengths and weaknesses of the whole risk assessment process. This includes a description of all assumptions and uncertainties of applied procedures, as well as a delineation of how the decision-making process.
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Georgiadis, N., Younes, M. (2020). Risk Characterization in Regulatory Toxicology. In: Reichl, FX., Schwenk, M. (eds) Regulatory Toxicology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36206-4_74-2
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