Setting Priorities|Comparative Risk Report

SETTING PRIORITIES|Comparative Risk Report

Project Name: Comparative Risk Analysis for Guam Project

    Ranking Results:

Human Health Risks Ranking: Cancer
Human Health Risks Ranking: Non-Cancer
Ecological Risk Ranking: Current Perceived Risk
Ecological Risk Ranking: Future Perceived Risk

    Project Description:

Geographical Coverage

Project Purpose

Ranking Process

Participants in the Ranking Process

Project Reference

Contact Information

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Ranking Results

Human Health Risks Ranking: Cancer
	1.	Indoor air pollution	general
	2.	Radioactive materials, waste, radiation	general
	3.	Toxics in the workplace	general
	4.	Drinking water at the tap	general	area specific
	4.	Food safety	general
	4.	Hazardous materials and waste	general	area specific
	4.	Outdoor air pollution	general
	4.	Pest management
	4.	Pollution of marine waters	general	area specific
	4.	Pollution of rivers and streams	general	area specific
	4.	Solid waste	general	area specific
	4.	Toxics in households	general
	5.	Groundwater pollution	general	area specific
	5.	Noise pollution	general
	5.	Pests (exotic species)

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Human Health Risks Ranking: Non-Cancer
	1.	Food safety	general
	1.	Indoor air pollution	general
	1.	Pests (exotic species)
	1.	Toxics in the workplace	general
	2.	Pollution of marine waters	general	area specific
	2.	Toxics in households	general
	3.	Pollution of rivers and streams	general	area specific
	3.	Radioactive materials, waste, radiation	general
	3.	Solid waste	general	area specific
	3.	Visual and cultural degradation	general
	4.	Hazardous materials and waste	general	area specific
	4.	Loss of recreation areas
	4.	Noise pollution	general
	4.	Outdoor air pollution	general
	4.	Pest management
	5.	Drinking water at the tap	general	area specific
	5.	Groundwater pollution	general	area specific

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Ecological Risk Ranking: Current Perceived Risk
	1.	Pollution of marine waters	general	area specific
	2.	Pollution of rivers & streams	general	area specific
	3.	Pests
	4.	Solid waste	general	area specific
	5.	Hazardous waste	general	area specific
	6.	Loss of natural ecosystems
	6.	Noise pollution	general
	7.	Visual and cultural degradation	general
	8.	Groundwater pollution	general	area specific
	9.	Outdoor air pollution	general
	10.	Household hazardous substances	general
	10.	Indoor air pollution	general
	10.	Loss of recreation areas
	10.	Soil loss
	11.	Drinking water at tap	general	area specific
	11.	Food safety	general
	11.	Pest control (pesticides)
	11.	Radiation (not radon)	general
	11.	Toxics in workplace	general

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Ecological Risk Ranking: Future Perceived Risk
	1.	Groundwater pollution	general	area specific
	2.	Solid waste	general	area specific
	3.	Pollution of marine waters	general	area specific
	4.	Loss of natural ecosystems
	4.	Pollution of rivers & streams	general	area specific
	5.	Pests
	6.	Outdoor air pollution	general
	6.	Soil loss
	7.	Drinking water at tap	general	area specific
	8.	Visual and cultural degradation	general
	9.	Hazardous waste	general	area specific
	10.	Loss of recreation areas
	10.	Noise pollution	general
	11.	Food safety	general
	11.	Household hazardous substances	general
	11.	Indoor air pollution	general
	11.	Pest control (pesticides)
	11.	Radiation (not radon)	general
	11.	Toxics in workplace	general

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Project Description

	Geographical Coverage: Unincorporated U.S. Territory of Guam
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	Project Purpose: The main objectives of the Comparative Risk Analysis/Guam project are to: 1. Develop a comparative risk methodology appropriate for use in the American Flag Pacific islands based on the EPA model; 2. Assess the risks to human health and the environment by environmental problems on Guam; 3. Test Guam's environmental data base (see to what extent the data exist to answer basic policy questions about Guam's environment); and 4. Use the results of the ranking for strategic planning within GEPA [Guam Environmental Protection Agency], and between GEPA and USEPA Region IX.
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	Ranking Process: The Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) ranked the problem areas in terms of risks that they pose to Human Health, while a separate Ecological Subcommittee of the TAP constructed the Ecological Risk Rankings during a focused workshop.
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	Participants in the Ranking Process: Governmental Agencies Scientific/Academic Community All of the above stakeholder groups had representatives on the Technical Advisory Panel.
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	Reference: Comparative Risk Analysis for Guam Environmental Protection Agency: Final Report. Center for Development Studies, Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii and Pacific Basin Development Council. January 1993.
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	Contact Information: Mike Hammet Social Science Research Institute University of Hawai`i at Manoa 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Building 704 Honolulu, HI 96822 phone: (808) 586-4337 fax: (808) 586-4370 http://www.hawaii.edu/ssri/
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