Abstract:
:Ecological risk assessment is defined both in theory and in practice. To do it properly, we need to know what targets we are protecting, but these targets are not always obvious and clearly defined. The pragmatic approach, used most generally in the context of environmental protection legislation, is the risk quotient method. Two other approaches involving more transparency and ecological relevance are critically assessed. One is based on species sensitivity distributions; the other is based on generalized population dynamics. Challenges for the future are considered.
journal_name
Ecotoxicol Environ Safjournal_title
Ecotoxicology and environmental safetyauthors
Calow Pdoi
10.1006/eesa.1998.1636subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-05-01 00:00:00pages
15-8issue
1-2eissn
0147-6513issn
1090-2414pii
S0147-6513(98)91636-0journal_volume
40pub_type
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