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Lesson 2 describes how to select from the
collected data in order to move forward and explicitly describe
the exposure and the ecological affects. Lesson 2 also presents
some thoughts on uncertainty, an issue
that must be addressed all along during ecological risk assessment.
Data selection is the process of analyzing the available data to
identify those that can be used to evaluate the conceptual model,
and weeding out all other data.
Reminder! Three types of measure provide useful information for ecological risk assessments:
- Measures of exposure.
- Measures of ecosystem and receptor characteristics.
- Measures of effects.
These data can be collected in a variety of ways, which will be
discussed on the next screen.
Click the activity icon below for more information about the attributes
of the different data types. Then come back and click each in-depth
icon to learn more.
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Types of Data
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Data
Collection vs. Data Selection
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Field Study Design
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Relevant
guidelines section(s): 4.0, 4.1, and 4.1.1
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