title: [Bioethics principles and prevention of environmental risks: possible interpretations].
abstract: The article analyses some characteristics and some "dilemmas" of prevention from environmental risks. The notions of uncertainty, acceptable risk, risk perception, willingness to pay, responsibility in decisions are discussed. A critical analysis of the proposals of the North-American "principalism" is the basis for developing some ethical evaluations.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Fisica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petrini
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D012307:Risk Factors