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Risk evaluation involves the determination of the likelihood of occurrence and the associated human health consequences of exposure to toxic contaminants. A risk evaluation framework based on a combination of likelihood and consequences can be used to rank the risks as follows: “extremely high”, “high”, “moderate”, and “low/negligible”. Such a framework can be used to identify human health risks warranting mitigation and for prioritization and allocation of scarce resources.