Question

The sum of risk of each individual chemical is __________

(a) Total pathway risk

(b) Simple pathway risk

(c) Negative pathway risk

(d) Complex pathway risk

This question was posed to me in an interview.

My enquiry is from Risk Characterization topic in chapter Risk Assessment of Hazardous Waste Management

Answer 1

Right choice is (a) Total pathway risk

To elaborate: Total pathway risk is the determination cumulative risk of each exposure pathway by adding risk from each individual chemical in that pathway.