Ecological Risk Assessment

ISBN-13: 9781566706346 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 680 str.

II Glenn W. Suter; II Glenn W. Suter; Lawrence W. Barnthouse

Opis

The definitive reference on the guiding principle in environmental decision making, Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition details advances in science and practice since 1992. The scope has been broadened to include more discussion of the application of ecological risk assessment (ERA) to stressors other than chemical contaminants. With its logical progression of topics, this new edition will serve as an indispensable reference for practitioners of ecotoxicology and ERA in industry, government, consulting firms, and academia as well as an ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses.

Recenzje

Reflecting on the evolution of ERA and changes in the field over the past 25 years, this book is, without question, the definitive reference on the current practice of ERA . . . Throughout the book, Suter has succeeded in maintaining the emphasis squarely on providing clear, scientifically sound, and unbiased technical advice and instruction on ERA.
–Richard Wenning, Editor-in-Chief, IEAM, in IEAM, 2008, Vol. 4, No. 1

Spis treści

Introduction to Ecological Risk Assessment
Defining the Field

Other Types of Assessments

Ecological Risk Assessment Frameworks

Ecological Epidemiology and Causal Analysis

Variability, Uncertainty, and Probability

Dimensions, Scales, and Levels of Organization

Modes and Mechanisms of Action

Mixed and Multiple Agents

Quality Assurance

Planning and Problem Formulation

Impetus and Mandate

Goals and Objectives
Management Options
Agents and Sources
Environmental Description
Exposure Scenarios
Assessment Endpoints
Conceptual Models
Analysis Plans

Analysis of Exposure

Source Identification and Characterization
Sampling, Analysis, and Assays
Mathematical Models of Chemical Transport and Fate
Exposure to Chemicals and Other Agents

Analysis of Effects

Exposure–Response Relationships
Testing
Biological Surveys
Organism-Level Extrapolation Models
Population Modeling
Ecosystem Effects Modeling

Risk Characterization

Criteria and Benchmarks
Integrating Exposure and Exposure–Response
Screening Characterization
Definitive Risk Characterization by Weighing the Evidence
Comparative Risk Characterization
Characterizing Variability, Uncertainty, and Incomplete Knowledge

Risk Management

Reporting and Communicating Ecological Risks
Decision Making and Ecological Risks
Integration of Human Health Risk Assessment
Integration of Risk, Law, Ethics, Economics, and Preferences
Monitoring the Results of Risk Management

The Future of Ecological Risk Assessment

Glossary
References
Index

O autorze

Glenn W. Suter II