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EPA Risk Communication
and PFAS• Madeline Beal
• Senior Risk Communication Advisor
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Warning about my officemates:
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Risk Communication: Definitions
Risk Communication:communication intended to provide a general or specific audience with the information they need to make informed independent judgements
about risks to health, safety, and the environment (Fischoff).
At EPA, this means providing MEANINGFUL, UNDERSTANDABLE,
and ACTIONABLE information to the American public.
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Acceptability of Risk: Key Hazard
Characteristics
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PFASMore Acceptable Less Acceptable
Affects adults especially the elderly Affects children especially babies
Observable Invisible
Exposure is known to exposed Can be exposed without knowing
Contained in known and understood locations
Dispersed, could be anywhere
Shared Equally/ Equitably Unfair or unequal distribution
Well understood and defined New or poorly understood
Voluntary Involuntary
Mild consequences Catastrophic
Immediate effect Delayed or unpredictable effect
Controllable by individual No meaningful control steps available
Natural Man made
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• Establish shared values.
• Meet audience concerns.
• Provide needed background knowledge.
• Explain uncertainties.
• Give action steps.
PFAS
Risk Communication
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SALT Framework
• Strategy
• Action
• Learning
• Tools
Caveat: Still under development.
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Content Rich Risk Communication Toolkits …Coming Soon
• PFAS
• Lead
• Ethylene Oxide
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The EPA Mission is to Protect Human Health and the Environment.
• Risk Communication is deeply embedded in virtually all parts of this mission.