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For a risk assessment for a new chemical under the
Toxic Substances Control Act, the regulatory
context/management goal could be:
- Protect "the environment" from "an unreasonable
risk of injury."
While the assessment endpoint
might be:
- Survival, growth, and reproduction of fish, aquatic invertebrates,
and algae.
For a risk assessment performed for a Superfund site (terrestrial
component), where the legislated mandate under CERCLA and SARA is
"protection of the environment," the regulatory
context/management goal could be:
While the assessment endpoints
might be:
- Survival of soil invertebrates.
- Survival and reproduction of song birds.
- Survival, growth, and reproduction of fish, aquatic invertebrates,
and algae.
For an assessment to determine the risk posed
by pests associated with importation of logs from Chile, done to help
provide a basis for any necessary regulation of the importation of
timber and timber products into the United States, the regulatory
context/management goal could be:
- Maintain healthy populations of trees in the western U.S.
While the assessment endpoint
might be:
- Survival and growth of tree species in the western U.S.
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Reflection: Assumptions
in the First Slider Example
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Example Management Goals and Assessment Endpoints (Text Version)