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risk analysis and assessment  

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  • Risk analysis consists of risk assessment and management. Risk assessment combines laboratory and field data with mathematical models, assumptions, and judgments to estimate the likelihood and consequences of human and ecological risks. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Risk Analysis and Assessment]

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