Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment

Abstract

This literature review of the risk assessment process addresses both ecological and human receptors. The review covers the risk assessment literature including methodology, analysis, interpretation, uncertainty, and regulatory guidance. Companion reviews in this volume that address the effect of pollutants and their fate and transport processes in the aquatic environment overlap the discipline of risk assessment and, therefore, the reader is urged to review these sections as they will not be covered in this review. The focus of the review is on the risk assessment process as it is applied to human health and ecosystems, site remediation, and natural resources. The objective is to provide an overview of the scope of the literature published in 2005. Discover.