"Pandora's box" regarding hydropower: Carbon-intensive reflection.
Published in Integrated environmental assessment and management
National characterization of pesticide runoff and erosion potential to put USEPA standard ecological scenarios in contex...
Published in Integrated environmental assessment and management
Decision-making for pesticide registration by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) relies upon crop-specific scenarios in a tiered framework. These standard modeling scenarios are stated to represent "…sites expected to produce runoff greater than would be expected at 90% of the sites for a given crop/use." This study developed a novel ap...
An overview of the occurrence, fate, and human risks of the bisphenol-A present in plastic materials, components, and pr...
Published in Integrated environmental assessment and management
With over 95% of bisphenol-A (BPA) used in the production of polycarbonate (PC) and epoxy resins, termed here as BPA-based plastic materials, components, and products (MCPs), an investigation of human exposure to BPA over the whole lifecycle of BPA-based plastic MCPs is necessary. This mini-review unpacks the implications arising from the long-term...
Estimating dermal contact soil exposure for amphibians.
...Published in Integrated environmental assessment and management
Chemical exposure estimation through the dermal route is an underemphasized area of ecological risk assessment for terrestrial animals. Currently, there are efforts to create exposure models to estimate doses from this pathway for use in ecological risk assessment. One significant limitation has been insufficient published data to characterize expo...
Influencing factors on ecological efficiency: Based on 11 cities in Zhejiang Province, China.
Published in Integrated environmental assessment and management
Ecological efficiency (eco-efficiency) is the effectiveness of ecological resources in meeting human needs and is a good representation of the quality of a region's development. The traditional concept of improving eco-efficiency refers to maximizing economic benefits by minimizing resource costs and environmental loads. This article argues that th...
Thyroid-like hormone signaling in invertebrates and its potential role in initial screening of thyroid hormone system di...
Published in Integrated environmental assessment and management
This review examines the presence and evolution of thyroid-like systems in selected aquatic invertebrates to determine the potential use of these organisms in screens for vertebrate thyroid hormone axis disrupting chemicals (THADCs). Such a screen might support the phasing out of some vertebrate testing. Although arthropods including crustaceans do...
Science-informed environmental management, policy, and decision-making: Year in review and a look forward.
Published in Integrated environmental assessment and management
A multicriteria decision analysis framework for developing and evaluating coastal retreat policy.
Published in Integrated environmental assessment and management
Managed retreat may be a necessity for coastal communities as sea levels rise due to climate change. Selecting the right policy decisions and timing is difficult given the vested interests of communities and stakeholder groups and requires careful balancing of the benefits and risks associated with each management alternative. State and federal age...
Toward a harmonized methodology to analyze field side effects of two pesticide products on earthworms at the EU level.
Published in Integrated environmental assessment and management
Before plant protection product (PPP) marketing authorization, a risk assessment for nontarget soil organisms (e.g., earthworms) is required as part of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009. Following a stepwise approach, higher tier earthworm field studies are needed if they cannot demonstrate low long-term risk based on laboratory studies. The European g...
A review of regulatory modeling frameworks supporting numeric water quality criteria development in the United States.
Published in Integrated environmental assessment and management
The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has a long history of leveraging environmental models and integrated modeling frameworks to support the regulatory development of numeric ambient water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life and human health. Primary modeling types include conceptual, mechanistic, and data-driven empirical...
