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Virtually any discussion of the the risk assessment of releasing chemicals into the environment begins by organizing the fundamental considerations into three categories: evaluation of fate, transport, and effects. Each of these is contingent on the ecosystem into which the chemical is introduced; therefore none can be resolved adequately without a perspective that considers the ecosystem and its interactions with the introduced chemicals. Yet, as discussed further in Chapter 2 (Kelly and Harwell), it is a long step from this recognition to the development and implementation of methods that address these needs.
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Levin, S.A., Harwell, M.A., Kelly, J.R., Kimball, K.D. (1989). Ecotoxicology: Problems and Approaches. In: Levin, S.A., Kelly, J.R., Harwell, M.A., Kimball, K.D. (eds) Ecotoxicology: Problems and Approaches. Springer Advanced Text in Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3520-0_1
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