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ERICA: A multiparametric toxicological risk index for the assessment of environmental healthiness
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> journal article
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| Country: |
EU Projects
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| Year: |
2010 |
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Environment International. 36: 665–674
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Boriani, E.
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| Other Authors/Producers: |
Mariani, A., Baderna, D., et al.
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| Author / Producer Type: |
EC Project
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Risk assessment overview
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Tools and procedures
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
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| Short description: |
EXTRACT:
A risk assessment strategy considering the impact of chemicals on the whole ecosystem has been developed in order to create a sound and useful method for quantifying and comparing the global risk posed by the main different hazardous chemicals found in the environment. This index, called Environmental Risk Index for Chemical Assessment (ERICA), merges in a single number the environmental assessment, the human health risk assessment and the uncertainty due to missing or uncertain data. ERICA uses a dedicated scoring system with parameters for the main characteristics of the pollutants. The main advantage is that it preserves a simple approach by condensing in this single value an analysis of the risk for the area under observation.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 11/11/2010
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