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risk assessment

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- the use of scientific data to identify and characterize the nature and magnitude of hazards, if any, and the likelihood of hazards being realized. [BSWG/2/5: Report of Panel of Experts on Biosafety] - the measure to estimate what harm might be caused, how likely it would be to occur and the scale of the estimated damage. [BSWG/2/5: UNEP International Technical Guidelines for Safety in Biotechnology]

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CHM Biodiversity

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http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/nyglossary_terms/R/risk_assessment

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