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Article: Ecological Risk Assessment for Terrestrial Ecosystems: The Summary of Discussions and Recommendations from the Adelaide Workshop (April 2004)
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- Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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ABSTRACT
The Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) workshop focused on the anthropogenic contaminants in the terrestrial environment, addressing various components of the ERA process. These included sources, exposure pathways, bioavailability, and toxicity to receptor organisms as well as risk communication. It was concluded that although the overseas experience on ERA for terrestrial ecosystems (e.g., International Standards or guidelines from the European Union and the United States) is very useful, it is not directly applicable to Australia due to the differences in receptor organisms, contaminants, soil, and environmental conditions. Workshop discussions stressed on the need for making ERA ...