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ecological risk assessment

Ecological risk assessment is the application of a formal framework, analytical process, or model to estimate the effects of human actions on a natural resource and to interpret the significance of those effects in light of the uncertainties identified in each component of the assessment process.

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ecological risk assessment

Ecological risk assessment is the application of a formal framework, analytical process, or model to estimate the effects of human actions on a natural resource and to interpret the significance of those effects in light of the uncertainties identified in each component of the assessment process.

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Such analysis includes initial hazard identification, exposure and dose-response assessments, and risk characterization.