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UNINA9910459275803321 |
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Application of uncertainty analysis to ecological risk of pesticides / / editors, William J. Warren-Hicks, Andy Hart |
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Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-13064-3 |
1-138-11481-2 |
1-4398-0735-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (230 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Warren-HicksWilliam J |
HartAndy <1956-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pesticides - Environmental aspects - Mathematical models |
Ecological risk assessment |
Probabilities |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; SETAC Publications; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; Workshop Participants and Contributing Authors; Chapter 1. Introduction and Objectives; Chapter 2. Problem Formulation for Probabilistic Ecological Risk Assessments; Chapter 3. Issues Underlying the Selection of Distributions; Chapter 4. Monte Carlo, Bayesian Monte Carlo, and First-Order Error Analysis; Chapter 5. The Bayesian Vantage for Dealing with Uncertainty; Chapter 6. Bounding Uncertainty Analyses |
Chapter 7. Uncertainty Analysis Using Classical and Bayesian Hierarchical ModelsChapter 8. Interpreting and Communicating Risk and Uncertainty for Decision Making; Chapter 9. How to Detect and Avoid Pitfalls, Traps, and Swindles; Chapter 10. Conclusions; Glossary; Index; Back cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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While current methods used in ecological risk assessments for pesticides are largely deterministic, probabilistic methods that aim to quantify variability and uncertainty in exposure and effects are attracting growing interest from industries and governments. |
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