Title: Guidance on desk studies and conceptual site models in ecological risk assessment 
Resource Type: document --> guidance / decision support 
Country: United Kingdom 
Year: 2008 
Availability: S cience Report – SC070009/SR2a 
Author 1/Producer: Environment Agency 
Author / Producer Type: Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body 
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-84432-946-5 
Report / download web link (=direct link): http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/SCHO1008BO ...  
Format (e.g. PDF): PDF 
Size: (e.g. 20mb) 7 
EUGRIS Keyword(s): Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Receptor: Ecological
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Risk assessment overview
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Tools and procedures
 
Short description: This document provides a 10 step methodology for performing a desk based study and constructing a Conceptual Site Model for land that may require to be risk assessed under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act (1990) as being potentially contaminated. It accompanies the first stage of the Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) Framework for soil contamination. 
Link to Organisation(s): Environment Agency (England and Wales)
 
Submitted By: Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?      Last update: 16/10/2008

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