Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: V. Terrestrial Effects Assessment
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Dose and Effect and Five Areas of Concern
Risk Characterization Category | Types of Method | Interpretation | Description of Risk |
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Quotient | Point estimates of exposure & toxicity | Comparison to "1" | Deterministic |
Joint Distributions |
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Probabilistic |
Models |
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Dependent on characteristics of model | Probabilistic |