Protectiveness of species sensitivity distribution hazard concentrations for acute toxicity used in endangered species risk assessment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2599-2607

  Raimondo, Sandy ^a   Vivian, Deborah N ^a   Delos, Charles ^b   Barron, Mace G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic toxicology; Endangered species; Risk assessment; Species sensitivity distributions

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CONSERVATION; EMBANKMENT DAMS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FISH; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEATS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITIES; AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY; ASSESSMENT APPROACHES; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; CHEMICAL EXPOSURES; CHEMICAL MECHANISMS; CHEMICAL TOXICITIES; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH SPECIES; LETHAL CONCENTRATIONS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PRIMARY OBJECTIVES; RAINBOW TROUTS; RELATIVE SENSITIVITIES; SALMONIDS; SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STANDARD TESTS; TAXONOMIC GROUPS; TOXICITY DATUMS; TOXICITY VALUES;

SAFETY FACTOR;

HYDROCARBON; HYDROCHLORIC ACID;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONID; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LC 50; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RAINBOW TROUT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SALMONID; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHES; MOLLUSCA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CRUSTACEA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 57649136965     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-157.1     Document Type: Article

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