This report is a product of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM). It is the basis of current probabilistic ecological risk assessment performed by the Office of Pesticide Programs within the context of the FIFRA regulatory framework.
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ECOFRAM Terrestrial Draft Report (PDF)(677 pp, 3 MB,
May 10, 1999)
Draft report from the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM). Early work on moving from single point deterministic assessment process to creating tools and methodologies for probabilistic assessments of risk. This new ecological assessment process needed to be developed within the context of the FIFRA regulatory framework.