Communicating chemical risks : the role of risk perception and communication for characterizing and managing cumulative stressors

Abstract

This booklet is the summary report of the Open Workshop “Communicating chemical risks” which took place on 12-13 of April 2007 in the International Meeting Centre of the University (IBZ) in Stuttgart, Germany. This Workshop was one of a sequence of workshops which highlight the different issues of the EU-project NoMiracle. The integrated EU-project NoMiracle will develop novel methods and tools to better evaluate chemical risks. It will help increase knowledge on the transfer of pollutants between different environmental compartments, and on the impact of cumulative stressors, including chemical mixtures. Please have a look at the homepage of the project: http://nomiracle.jrc.it.

Each Research Pillar of the NoMiracle-project will organize one Open Workshop to discuss their special issues of the Pillar and transfer them to a wider circle of experts. In Pillar 4 of the project DIALOGIK conducted an extra workshop especially focussing on “Communicating chemical risks“ which is one task of the workpackage 4.3. The integrated EU-Project NoMiracle is funded by the Commission within the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development within the Thematic Priority “Global change and Ecosystems” under the Contract No. 003956, coordinated by Dr. Hans Løkke at NERI, DK-8600 Silkeborg, Denmark.