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MICHAEL SLIMAK: U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACTIVITIES IN ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Pages 289-292

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... Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. should be comprehensive, detailed, and flexible enough "to consider unique scientific evidence in particular instances." Finally, the 1983 report recommended establishment of a "Board on Risk Assessment Methods." Some of the suggested functions of the board are now being carried out by CRAM.
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... The results will be used to determine the success of EPA's regulatory programs and to support future risk assessments. The EPA Risk Assessment Forum has initiated the development of guidelines for ecological risk assessment analogous to the existing guidelines for health risk assessment.
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... Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. APPENDIX D • Ecological values; • The relationship of the 1983 paradigm to regulatory processes; • The relationship between risk assessment and risk management.
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... Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution.APPENDIX D 292
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