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OverviewThe US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are responsible for protecting species that are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and for protecting habitats that are critical for their survival. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for registering or reregistering pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and must ensure that pesticide use does not cause any unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, which is interpreted to include listed species and their critical habitats. The agencies have developed their own approaches to evaluating environmental risk, and their approaches differ because their legal mandates, responsibilities, institutional cultures, and expertise differ. Over the years, the agencies have tried to resolve their differences but have been unsuccessful in reaching a consensus regarding their assessment approaches. As a result, FWS, NMFS, EPA, and the US Department of Agriculture asked the National Research Council (NRC) to examine scientific and technical issues related to determining risks posed to listed species by pesticides. Specifically, the NRC was asked to evaluate methods for identifying the best scientific data available; to evaluate approaches for developing modeling assumptions; to identify authoritative geospatial information that might be used in risk assessments; to review approaches for characterizing sublethal, indirect, and cumulative effects; to assess the scientific information available for estimating effects of mixtures and inert ingredients; and to consider the use of uncertainty factors to account for gaps in data. Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides, which was prepared by the NRC Committee on Ecological Risk Assessment under FIFRA and ESA, is the response to that request. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Committee on Ecological Risk Assessment Under FIFRA and ESA , Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology , Division on Earth and Life Studies , National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press ISBN: 9780309285834ISBN 10: 0309285836 Pages: 194 Publication Date: 20 June 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides; 3 Summary; 4 1 Introduction; 5 2 A Common Approach and Other Overarching Issues; 6 3 Exposure; 7 4 Effects; 8 5 Risk Characterization; 9 Appendix A: Selected Excerpts from 40 CFR Part 158 Data Requirements for Pesticides; 10 Appendix B: Biographical Information on the Committee on Ecological Risk Assessment under FIFRA and ESAReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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