Glenn W. Suter II

Ecological Risk Assessment (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The definitive reference on ecological risk assessment, this second edition was completely rewritten to detail advances in science and practice since 1992. Coverage now includes more discussion of the application of ecological risk assessment (ERA) to agents other than chemical contaminants. The author has re-organized the material, presenting a unitary process of ERA that is applicable to various problems, scales, and mandates. 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 680
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781420012569
• Artikelnr.: 37875054

Autorenporträt

Glenn W. Suter II

Inhaltsangabe

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.