SCOPE 53 - Methods to Assess the Effects of Chemicals On Ecosystems

Contents

Foreword
Michel J. Mercier
Preface
Philippe Bourdeau and Bernard D. Goldstein
Acknowledgements
Scientific Group on Methodologies for the Safety Evaluation of Chemicals
Participants of the Workshop
PART 1 JOINT REPORT
1 Introduction, General Conclusions, and Recommendations
2 A Conceptual Approach for Ecological Research, Monitoring, and Assessment
3 Methods to Study Chemical Effects
4 Large Geographic Scale Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

PART 2 CONTRIBUTED PAPERS

5 Biodiversity in the Assessment of Freshwater Quality
J. Vernaux
6 Methods to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on Fresh Waters
P. Calow
7 Methods to Assess Effects on Brackish, Estuarine, and Near-Coastal Water Organisms
M.H. Depledge and S.P. Hopkin
8 Assessment of Effects of Chemicals on Wetlands
W.H. Queen and D. W. Stanley
9 Methods to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on Forests
M. Bonneau, S. Fink, and H. Rennenberg
10 Methods to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on Arid and Semi-Arid Ecosystems
D. Mouat, A. Banin, and B. Jones
11 Methods to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on Soils
H.A. Verhoef and C.A.M. van Gestel
12 Methods to Assess the Effects of Chemicals in Cold Climates
W.L. Lockhart, D.C.G. Muir, R. Wagemann, G. Brunskill, and T. Savinova
13 Methods to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on Aquatic and Terrestrial Wildlife, Particularly
Birds and Mammals
J. Burger and D. Peakall
14 Assessments of Ecological Impacts on a Regional Scale
P. Sheehan
15 Methods to Evaluate Whole Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems
H.E. Evans and P.J. Dillon
16 Statistical Methods to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on Ecosystems
J.N.R. Jeffers
17 A Framework for Ecological Risk Assessment
L. W. Barnthouse
18 Estimation of Damage to Ecosystems
F. Ramade
19 Methods for Economic and Sociological Considerations in Ecological Risk Assessment
R. Costanza and P.P. Principe
 
 
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