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Amphibians and reptiles have not been considered in envir onmental risk assessments of chemicals, which has generated some debate about whether risk posed by some pollutants like pesticides on these animals are covered by surrogates in the groups of fish, mammals and birds. In order to develop a scientifically sound and robust risk assessment scheme it is necessary to have enough information available on the biological relevance of ...Amphibians and reptiles have not been considered in envir onmental risk assessments of chemicals, which has generated some debate about whether risk posed by some pollutants like pesticides on these animals are covered by surrogates in the groups of fish, mammals and birds. In order to develop a scientifically sound and robust risk assessment scheme it is necessary to have enough information available on the biological relevance of effects observed in laboratory studies in view of population level effects, to identify sensitive life stages and to compare sensitivity of our target study groups with that of their surrogates.» weiterlesen» einklappen

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