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Risk Assessment

Ecological Significance and Selection of Candidate Assessment Endpoints

This bulletin provides guidance to Superfund risk assessors and risk managers on planning ecological risk assessments (ERAs) at Superfund sites.

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Ecological Significance and Selection of Candidate Assessment Endpoints (PDF)(100 pp, 63 K)
This bulletin provides guidance to Superfund risk assessors and risk managers on planning ecological risk assessments (ERAs) at Superfund sites.