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Variation in the level of protection afforded to birds and crustaceans exposed to different pesticides under standard risk assessment procedures (2011)
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Luttik, R., Hart, A., Roelofs, W., Craig, P., & Mineau, P. (2011). Variation in the level of protection afforded to birds and crustaceans exposed to different pesticides under standard risk assessment procedures. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 7(3), 459-465. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.183

First-tier risk assessment for pesticides is often based on the quotient of the toxicity divided by the predicted environmental concentration or dose. This ratio is compared to a fixed assessment factor (AF) to decide whether the pesticide is to be a... Read More about Variation in the level of protection afforded to birds and crustaceans exposed to different pesticides under standard risk assessment procedures.