Moving beyond Risk Quotients: Advancing Ecological Risk Assessment to Reflect Better, More Robust and Relevant Methods

Under standard guidance for conducting Ecological Risk Assessments (ERAs), the risks of chemical exposure to diverse organisms are most often based on deterministic point estimates evaluated against safety-factor-based levels of concern (LOCs). While the science and guidance for mechanistic effect m...

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Main Authors: Sandy Raimondo, Valery E. Forbes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Ecologies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4133/3/2/12