What's the harm in that? Understanding the Health Risks from Contaminated Land

Determining significance in human health risk assessment requires consideration of the potential ill effects of contaminants on human health.

Cases such as Corby help remind us that we are dealing with real people and the potentially real adverse effects on their health. However, our knowledge of these effects is limited and compounded by uncertainty around cause and effect.

So how do we understand the extent of these uncertainties, and how can we factor them in to make sensible decisions?