Edited by William J. Warren-Hicks and Andy Hart. Application of uncertainty analysis to ecological risks of pesticides. Pellston Workshop Series, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2010, 192 pp. Price: $155.00 ISBN 978-1-4398-0734-7
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0260-437X
- DOI
- 10.1002/jat.1554
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✦ Synopsis
Ecotoxicology addresses a variety of environmental issues. It requires predictive ecotoxicological risk analysis based on sound scientific information for management and regulation of environmental pollutants. Consequently, there is a need to develop predictive tools to evaluate potential risks of ecological damage caused by these pollutants. Pesticides are a major class of environmental pollutants and, therefore, their ecological risk assessment is necessary for protection of the environment. This complex risk analysis of pesticides requires the most current scientific methods for accurate risk evaluation.
This book is the latest title from the Pellston Workshop Series. These workshops focus on environmental issues of current interest. This book is the result of the workshop on the ecological risk evaluation of pesticides. It is a significant contribution to this important area of environmental toxicology.
Given the essential role of proper scientific methods and models required for risk analysis, it is important that they are adequately addressed. This book offers application of methods of uncertainty analysis for performing ecological risk assessment of pesticides. The book is organized into 10 chapters. Chapter 1 provides a definition of the field and describes the importance of variability and uncertainty in risk assessment. It explains the need for consensus on appropriate methods. Chapter 2 reviews the main steps in risk profiling for probabilistic ecological risk assessments. Chapter 3 provides issues underlying the selection of distributions. Chapters 4-6 discuss different aspects of analytical