Performing Ecological Risk Assessments

Published:
August 16, 1993 by CRC Press - 288 Pages
Author(s):
Edward J. Calabrese, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA; Linda A. Baldwin, University of Massachusetts

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ISBN 9780873717038
Cat# L703
 

Features

  • Compares and contrasts ecological risk assessments with human risk assessments
  • Recommends how to address issues of uncertainty
  • Covers endpoints to be considered, how various media and biota can be linked to site-specific assessments, and how endangered species are to be considered

    • Summary

    Performing Ecological Risk Assessments is an extensive compilation of work discussing the components of an ecological risk assessment and how it compares with a human risk assessment. Topics considered include an introduction to environmental fate models and pharmacokinetic factors, documentation and critiques for the quantitative basis of uncertainty factors (UFs) in ecological risk assessment, a schematic scheme for deriving chemical-specific and species-specific maximum acceptable tissue concentration (MATCs), a discussion about sediment quality criteria (SQC), and discussions of methods for deriving multi-contaminant ecosystem MATCs. The book is an excellent reference for environmental toxicologists and chemists, ecological risk assessors, environmental consultants, and regulatory personnel.

    Table of Contents

    Ecological Risk Assessment: An Overview. Exposure Assessment. The Maximum Acceptable Tissue Concentration (MATISSUEC) Approach. Uncertainty Factor For Ecological Risk Assessment. Deriving MATCs: Chemical and Species-Specific. The Toxicity Reference Value (TRV). Sediment Quality Criteria. Chemical Specific Ecosystem MATC.Deriving Multi-Contaminant Ecosystem MATCs. Final Thoughts. References. Appendices: Resume of Vertebrate Classification. Sample Problems Using the Proposed Methodology. Aquatic Toxicology Mixtures.

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