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A wide-ranging compilation of techniques, Extrapolation Practice
for Ecotoxicological Effect Characterization of Chemicals describes
methods of extrapolation in the framework of ecological risk
assessment. The book, informally known as EXPECT, identifies data
needs and situations where these extrapolations can be most
usefully applied, making it a practical guide to the application of
extrapolation procedures. It focuses on the extrapolation of
chemical effects and covers the extrapolation of exposures in the
context of interactions between toxicants and the matrix.
In spite of the growing importance of Species Sensitivity Distribution models (SSDs) in ecological risk assessments, the conceptual basis, strengths, and weaknesses of using them have not been comprehensively reviewed. This book fills that need. Written by a panel of international experts, Species Sensitivity Distributions in Ecotoxicology reviews the current SSD methods from all angles, compiling for the first time the variety of contemporary applications of SSD-based methods.
Beginning with an introduction to SSDs, the chapter authors review the issues surrounding SSDs, synthesizing the positions of advocates and critics with their own analysis of each issue. Finally, they discuss the prospects for future development, paving the way for improved future uses. In sum, this book defines the field of SSD modeling and application. It reveals a lively field, with SSD-applications extending beyond legally adopted quality criteria to other applications such as Life-Cycle Analysis.
For anyone developing or revising environmental criteria or standards, this book explores the pros and cons of using the SSD approach. For anyone who needs to apply and interpret SSD-based criteria or standards, the book explains the basis for the numbers, thereby making it possible to correctly apply and defend them. For anyone performing ecological risk assessments, the book covers when and how to use SSDs including alternative assumptions, data treatments, computational methods, and available resources. Species Sensitivity Distributions in Ecotoxicology provides you with a clear picture of these standard models for estimating ecological risks from laboratory toxicity data.
In spite of the growing importance of Species Sensitivity
Distribution models (SSDs) in ecological risk assessments, the
conceptual basis, strengths, and weaknesses of using them have not
been comprehensively reviewed. This book fills that need. Written
by a panel of international experts, Species Sensitivity
Distributions in Ecotoxicology reviews the current SSD methods from
all angles, compiling for the first time the variety of
contemporary applications of SSD-based methods. Beginning with an
introduction to SSDs, the chapter authors review the issues
surrounding SSDs, synthesizing the positions of advocates and
critics with their own analysis of each issue. Finally, they
discuss the prospects for future development, paving the way for
improved future uses. In sum, this book defines the field of SSD
modeling and application. It reveals a lively field, with
SSD-applications extending beyond legally adopted quality criteria
to other applications such as Life-Cycle Analysis. For anyone
developing or revising environmental criteria or standards, this
book explores the pros and cons of using the SSD approach. For
anyone who needs to apply and interpret SSD-based criteria or
standards, the book explains the basis for the numbers, thereby
making it possible to correctly apply and defend them. For anyone
performing ecological risk assessments, the book covers when and
how to use SSDs including alternative assumptions, data treatments,
computational methods, and available resources. Species Sensitivity
Distributions in Ecotoxicology provides you with a clear picture of
these standard models for estimating ecological risks from
laboratory toxicity data.
A wide-ranging compilation of techniques, Extrapolation Practice
for Ecotoxicological Effect Characterization of Chemicals describes
methods of extrapolation in the framework of ecological risk
assessment. The book, informally known as EXPECT, identifies data
needs and situations where these extrapolations can be most
usefully applied, making it a practical guide to the application of
extrapolation procedures. It focuses on the extrapolation of
chemical effects and covers the extrapolation of exposures in the
context of interactions between toxicants and the matrix.
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