Take a good look at the ordered list of ecological risk assessment
phases. Can you recall what's involved in each of the major parts
of risk assessment?
You will be assigning one of the phases to a variety of steps in
the process.
Read each task in the list below. When you read the task, see if
you can decide which phase it belongs in before reading the letter
in the column to the left.
| Activities |
Phase |
| Analyze stressor response. |
B |
| Evaluate all lines of evidence that support or refute the
risk estimate. |
C |
| Define the entity(ies) and attributes of concern. |
A |
| Establish causality. |
B |
| Describe stressor source. |
B |
| Articulate the results of field surveys. |
C |
| Summarize results of the risk assessment in a risk assessment
report |
C |
| Prepare exposure profile. |
B |
| Develop risk questions. |
A |
| Present risk as an exposure or effects model output. |
C |
| Link measures of effects to assessment endpoints. |
B |
| Anticipate in what format analysis results will be presented. |
A |
| Describe extent of exposure. |
B |
| Choose analytical methods for estimating risk. |
A |
| Evaluate data. |
B |
| Summarize risk information in a categorical ranking (i.e.,
give a qualitative evaluation). |
C |
| Evaluate study conditions. |
B |
| Prepare stressor response profile. |
B |
| Map stressor pathways. |
A |
| Compare Exposure and Effects Data, presenting it as a quotient. |
C |
| Determine the significance of adverse effects on the assessment
endpoints. |
C |
| Use information on ecological relevance, susceptibility to
known or potential stressors, and relevance to management goals
to choose an appropriate assessment endpoint. |
A |
| Describe stressor distribution. |
B |
| Collect information. |
A |
| Explore possible effects on an ecological entity (the assessment
endpoint). |
A |
Ordering the Components of Risk Assessment (Text Version)