title: Environmental health risk management in Canada.
abstract: The legislative basis of the federal Canadian government's control of toxic chemicals is described and examples are given of the practical application, ranging from recommendations to a ban on the sale of the product. The ordered sequence of risk assessment and the application of risk estimation techniques are considered. It is clear that the ultimate political decision is not amenable to simplistic scientific analysis, although risk analysis is valuable in defining, rather than solving, the problem.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000633:toxicity; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D004785:Environmental Pollutants