Towards a renewed research agenda in ecotoxicology

Artigas, Joan; Arts, Gertie; Babut, Marc; Caracciolo, Anna Barra; Charles, Sandrine; Chaumot, Arnaud; Combourieu, Bruno; Dahllöf, Ingela; Despréaux, Denis; Ferrari, Benoit; Friberg, Nikolai; Garric, Jeanne; Geffard, Olivier; Gourlay-Francé, Catherine; Hein, Michaela; Hjorth, Morten; Krauss, Martin; De Lange, Hendrika J.; Lahr, Joost; Lehtonen, Kari K.; Lettieri, Teresa; Liess, Matthias; Lofts, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3627-851X; Mayer, Philipp; Morin, Soizic; Paschke, Albrecht; Svendsen, Claus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7281-647X; Usseglio-Polatera, Philippe; van den Brink, Nico; Vindimian, Eric; Williams, Richard. 2012 Towards a renewed research agenda in ecotoxicology. Environmental Pollution, 160. 201-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.08.011

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.08.011

Abstract/Summary

New concerns about biodiversity, ecosystem services and human health triggered several new regulations increasing the need for sound ecotoxicological risk assessment. The PEER network aims to share its view on the research issues that this challenges. PEER scientists call for an improved biologically relevant exposure assessment. They promote comprehensive effect assessment at several biological levels. Biological traits should be used for Environmental risk assessment (ERA) as promising tools to better understand relationships between structure and functioning of ecosystems. The use of modern high throughput methods could also enhance the amount of data for a better risk assessment. Improved models coping with multiple stressors or biological levels are necessary to answer for a more scientifically based risk assessment. Those methods must be embedded within life cycle analysis or economical models for efficient regulations. Joint research programmes involving humanities with ecological sciences should be developed for a sound risk management.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.08.011
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Water > WA Topic 3 - Science for Water Management > WA - 3.4 - Develop novel and improved methods to enable the sustainable management of freshwaters and wetlands CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biogeochemistry > BGC Topic 3 - Managing Threats to Environment and Health > BGC - 3.2 - Provide the evidence base for setting Environment Quality Standards ...
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Boorman (to September 2014) Hails Shore
ISSN:	0269-7491
Additional Keywords:	ecotoxicology, research policy, stress ecology, risk assessment
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	15 Dec 2011 15:27 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/16165

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.08.011

Programmes:

CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Water > WA Topic 3 - Science for Water Management > WA - 3.4 - Develop novel and improved methods to enable the sustainable management of freshwaters and wetlands
CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biogeochemistry > BGC Topic 3 - Managing Threats to Environment and Health > BGC - 3.2 - Provide the evidence base for setting Environment Quality Standards ...

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Boorman (to September 2014)
Hails
Shore

ISSN:

0269-7491

Additional Keywords:

ecotoxicology, research policy, stress ecology, risk assessment