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HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Volume 8, Issue 7, Pages 1657-1673Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/20028091057547
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weight-of-evidence; hazard assessment; risk assessment; best professional judgment; uncertainty
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It is challenging determining whether an ecosystem is impaired. The complexity of direct and indirect interactions between physical, biological and chemical components with their varying temporal and spatial scales generally renders use of multiple assessment approaches mandatory, with a consequent need to integrate different lines-of-evidence. Integration generally involves some form of weight-of-evidence (WOE). WOE approaches reported in the literature vary broadly from subjective and qualitative to quantitative. No standard approach exists and no accepted guidelines exist describing how a WOE process should be conducted. This review summarizes the advantages, limitations, and uncertainties of different WOE approaches, critical issues involved in selecting and executing different lines-of-evidence, and the process for subsequent characterization of the likelihood of impairment.
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