HOW TO EVALUATE THE TOOLS OF RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
A. Risk Assessment is useful for single carcinogens
B. Risk Assessment is useful for prioritizing clean up
C. The Precautionary Principle is useful for determining whether to proceed with novel technologies, chemicals or processes.
D. The Precautionary Principle is useful for taking action when the consequences of a technology or chemical surprises us -- CFCs destroying the ozone layer, for example.