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Environ Pollut. 2012 Jan;160(1):201-6. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.08.011. Epub 2011 Oct 20.
New concerns about biodiversity, ecosystem services and human health triggered several new regulations increasing the need for sound ecotoxicological risk assessment. The PEER network aims to share its view on the research issues that this challenges. PEER scientists call for an improved biologically relevant exposure assessment. They promote comprehensive effect assessment at several biological levels. Biological traits should be used for Environmental risk assessment (ERA) as promising tools to better understand relationships between structure and functioning of ecosystems. The use of modern high throughput methods could also enhance the amount of data for a better risk assessment. Improved models coping with multiple stressors or biological levels are necessary to answer for a more scientifically based risk assessment. Those methods must be embedded within life cycle analysis or economical models for efficient regulations. Joint research programmes involving humanities with ecological sciences should be developed for a sound risk management.
新出现的生物多样性、生态系统服务和人类健康问题引发了多项新法规，这些法规增加了对健全生态毒理学风险评估的需求。PEER 网络旨在分享其对这一挑战带来的研究问题的看法。PEER 科学家呼吁改进具有生物学相关性的暴露评估。他们提倡在几个生物层面进行综合影响评估。生物特征应作为有前途的工具，用于环境风险评估 (ERA)，以更好地了解生态系统结构和功能之间的关系。现代高通量方法的使用也可以增加数据量，从而进行更好的风险评估。需要改进应对多种胁迫或生物层面的模型，以提供更基于科学的风险评估。这些方法必须嵌入到生命周期分析或经济模型中，以实现有效的监管。应制定涉及生态科学与人文学科的联合研究计划，以进行健全的风险管理。
