Murray, KClaassen, Marius2007-03-262007-06-072007-03-262007-06-071999-10Murray, K. and Claassen, M. 1999. Interpretation and evaluation of the US Environmental Protection Agency ecological risk assessment guidelines. Water SA, vol. 25(4), pp 513-5180378-4738http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2064http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2064In order to facilitate a common understanding, on-going debate and increasing application of ecological risk assessment (ERA) in South Africa, the ERA process of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been summarised and evaluated for South African conditions, Many of the individual steps in the process have been interpreted and reworded in order to improve communication of the concepts. The basic process is unchanged though a few minor changes are recommended as improvements. A comparison is also made with integrated environmental management (IEM). It is noted that ERA addresses many of the key principles underpinning IEM, including consultation with interested and affected parties which provides an opportunity for public and specialist input into the decision-making process. However, there are some differences though more in degree than in principle. Of importance is that the ERA framework provides explicitly for quantification of all aspects of an assessment in an IEM procedure.52054 bytesapplication/pdfenCopyright: 1999 Water Research CommissionUS Environmental protection agencyEPAEcological risk assessmentERA processIntegrated environmental managementIEMEcological risks guidelinesWater resourcesArticleMurray, K., & Claassen, M. (1999). Interpretation and evaluation of the US Environmental Protection Agency ecological risk assessment guidelines. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2064Murray, K, and Marius Claassen "Interpretation and evaluation of the US Environmental Protection Agency ecological risk assessment guidelines." (1999) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2064Murray K, Claassen M. Interpretation and evaluation of the US Environmental Protection Agency ecological risk assessment guidelines. 1999; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2064.TY - Article AU - Murray, K AU - Claassen, Marius AB - In order to facilitate a common understanding, on-going debate and increasing application of ecological risk assessment (ERA) in South Africa, the ERA process of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been summarised and evaluated for South African conditions, Many of the individual steps in the process have been interpreted and reworded in order to improve communication of the concepts. The basic process is unchanged though a few minor changes are recommended as improvements. A comparison is also made with integrated environmental management (IEM). It is noted that ERA addresses many of the key principles underpinning IEM, including consultation with interested and affected parties which provides an opportunity for public and specialist input into the decision-making process. However, there are some differences though more in degree than in principle. Of importance is that the ERA framework provides explicitly for quantification of all aspects of an assessment in an IEM procedure. DA - 1999-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - US Environmental protection agency KW - EPA KW - Ecological risk assessment KW - ERA process KW - Integrated environmental management KW - IEM KW - Ecological risks guidelines KW - Water resources LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1999 SM - 0378-4738 T1 - Interpretation and evaluation of the US Environmental Protection Agency ecological risk assessment guidelines TI - Interpretation and evaluation of the US Environmental Protection Agency ecological risk assessment guidelines UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2064 ER -