Wildlife ecological risk assessment in the 21st century: Promising technologies to assess toxicological effects

BA Rattner, TG Bean, VR Beasley… - Integrated …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite advances in toxicity testing and the development of new approach methodologies
(NAMs) for hazard assessment, the ecological risk assessment (ERA) framework for …

Toxicological effects assessment for wildlife in the 21st century: Review of current methods and recommendations for a path forward

TG Bean, VR Beasley, P Berny… - Integrated …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Model species (eg, granivorous gamebirds, waterfowl, passerines, domesticated
rodents) have been used for decades in guideline laboratory tests to generate survival …

Spatial distribution of metals in smelter-impacted soils of woody habitats: Influence of landscape and soil properties, and risk for wildlife

C Fritsch, P Giraudoux, M Cœurdassier, F Douay… - Chemosphere, 2010 - Elsevier
The spatial distribution of total and CaCl2-extracted Cd, Pb and Zn concentrations in smelter-
impacted soils was investigated over a polluted site (40km2) in Northern France. The study …

Guidance for assessing the ecological risks of PFASs to threatened and endangered species at aqueous film forming foam-impacted sites

J Conder, J Arblaster, E Larson, J Brown… - SERDP Contract Report …, 2020 - apps.dtic.mil
This guidance document, developed under SERDP to aid the DoD, presents a current state-
of-the-practice overview of available methods, best practices, and key data gaps in …

[HTML][HTML] Low-level environmental metal pollution is associated with altered gut microbiota of a wild rodent, the bank vole (Myodes glareolus)

I Brila, A Lavrinienko, E Tukalenko, F Ecke… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mining and related industries are a major source of metal pollution. In contrast to the well-
studied effects of exposure to metals on animal physiology and health, the impacts of …

A probabilistic method for species sensitivity distributions taking into account the inherent uncertainty and variability of effects to estimate environmental risk

F Gottschalk, B Nowack - … Environmental Assessment and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents a method of probabilistically computing species sensitivity distributions
(SSD) that is well‐suited to cope with distinct data scarcity and variability. First, a probability …

Interspecies scaling of toxicity reference values in human health versus ecological risk assessments: A critical review

HJ Clewell, PC Fuchsman - … Environmental Assessment and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Risk assessments that focus on anthropogenic chemicals in environmental media—whether
considering human health or ecological effects—often rely on toxicity data from …

Derivation of screening benchmarks for dietary methylmercury exposure for the common loon (Gavia immer): Rationale for use in ecological risk assessment

DC Depew, N Basu, NM Burgess… - Environmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The current understanding of methylmercury (MeHg) toxicity to avian species has improved
considerably in recent years and indicates that exposure to environmentally relevant …

Methylmercury effects on birds: A review, meta‐analysis, and development of toxicity reference values for injury assessment based on tissue residues and diet

JT Ackerman, SH Peterson… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Birds are used as bioindicators of environmental mercury (Hg) contamination, and toxicity
reference values are needed for injury assessments. We conducted a comprehensive …

Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity in Terrestrial Raptors: Tools to Estimate the Impact on Populations in North America and Globally

JE Elliott, V Silverthorn, SG English… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) have caused widespread contamination and poisoning of
predators and scavengers. The diagnosis of toxicity proceeds from evidence of hemorrhage …