A broader view

Conway, Richard A.

doi:10.1002/etc.5620180601

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“…The need to assess ecological risks in order to estimate indirect effects on human health is particularly apparent in the assessment of climate change (Bernard and Ebi 2001). More subtlety, the occurrence of fish kills or the disappearance of formerly familiar birds may diminish people's sense of well being leading to both psychological and physical effects (Kellert and Wilson 1993;Conway 1999). As a result of this interdependence, assessments that do not integrate health and ecological risks are likely to miss important modes of action that involve interactions between effects on the environment and effects on humans.…”

Section: Framework For the Integration Of Health And Ecologicl Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

Framework for the Integration of Health and Ecological Risk Assessment

Suter

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Sekizawa

et al. 2003

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal

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The World Health Organization's International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have developed a collaborative partnership to foster integration of assessment approaches for human health and ecological risks. This paper presents the framework developed by that group. Integration provides coherent expressions of assessment results, incorporates the interdependence of humans and the environment, uses sentinel organisms, and improves the efficiency and quality of assessments relative to independent human health and ecological risk assessments. The paper describes how integration can occur within each component of risk assessment, and communicates the benefits of integration at each point. The goal of this effort is to promote the use of this internationally accepted guidance as a basis for harmonization of risk assessment.

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Section: Framework For the Integration Of Health And Ecologicl Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%