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Ecological risk assessments investigate the risk to ecological systems not considered in traditional human health risk assessments. Food webs can be complex consisting of many species that interact across several trophic levels. The effects of compounds of potential concern (COPCs) on these ecosystems are of importance not only to the species considered in a studied food web, but also to humans who are ultimately tied to the world's ecosystems. The following sections provide further details and links to documents and software that contain extensive methodologies for ecological risk assessments, including special provisions for handling mercury.
The U.S. EPA-OSW Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessment Protocol (SLERAP) is an advanced Human Health Risk Assessment guidance containing complete coverage on analytical procedures and extensive COPC data. It also provides several standard food webs as a basis, which can be modified for a particular study area. The complete guidance can be found on our SLERAP PDFs page.
The de facto standard for Ecological Risk Assessments, EcoRisk View fully implements the U.S. EPA-OSW Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessment Protocol (SLERAP). Download a demo and learn more on our EcoRisk View page.
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