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Organization and Presentation
Pages 320-320

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... ; • Explanation of the weight-of-evidence determination for cases in which conflicting lines of evidence are identified; • Description of the context of the effects estimate, including comparisons with other anthropogenic risks and with natural spatial and temporal variability and implications for other end points and levels of ecological organization that were not formally assessed; • Identification of management actions to improve the assessment, including research or regulatory experiments that would substantially improve the risk assessment as a basis for decision-making. Organization and Presentation Risk characterization as the product of a risk assessment process forms a critical link between the components of the risk assessment and the risk management process.
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