9 Articles found
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Articles
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Nanomaterials in the Environment: Behavior, Fate, Bioavailability, and Effects - Critical Review
The recent advances in nanotechnology and the corresponding increase in the use of nanomaterials in products in every sector of society have resulted in uncertainties regarding environmental impacts. The objectives of this review are to introduce ...
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Hormesis: Why it is Important to Toxicology and Toxicologists - Critical Review
This article provides a comprehensive review of hormesis, a dose–response concept that is characterized by a low-dose stimulation and a high-dose inhibition. The article traces the historical foundations of hormesis, its quantitative features and ...
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Aquatic Risks of Pesticides, Ecological Protection Goals, and Common Aims in European Union Legislation
This discussion paper presents a framework for spatiotemporal differentiation in ecological protection goals to assess the risks of pesticides in surface waters. It also provides a proposal to harmonize the different scientific approaches for ...
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Ecological Significance of Residual Exposures and Effects from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
An ecological significance framework is used to assess the ecological condition of Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska, USA, in order to address the current management question: 17 y following the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS), are there any ...
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The European Union Risk Assessment on Zinc and Zinc Compounds: The Process and the Facts
A risk assessment on zinc and zinc compounds was carried out within the framework of Council Regulation 793/93/EEC on Existing Chemicals. This risk assessment basically followed the European Union (EU) technical guidance documents (TGDs). These TGDs ...
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Application of Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Environmental Decision Making
Decision making in environmental projects can be complex and seemingly intractable, principally because of the inherent trade-offs between sociopolitical, environmental, ecological, and economic factors. The selection of appropriate remedial and ...
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Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing
What is Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing? Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing is an important component of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA’s) integrated approach for detecting and addressing toxicity in surface waters. The ...
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Ecological Risk Assessment
In recent years, ecological risk assessment (ERA) has emerged as an important part of environmental protection programs. The following discussion provides a brief overview of ERA issues. What is ecological risk assessment? Ecological risk ...
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Prediction of Biodegradability from Chemical Structure: Modeling of Ready Biodegradation test DNA
Biodegradation data were collected and evaluated for 894 substances with widely varying chemical structures. All data were determined according to the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) I test protocol. The MITI I test is a ...