Towards a biology-based extrapolation in environmental risk assessment: development of a mechanistic framework to include (epi) genetic variation in the risk evaluation of chemicals in aquatic ecosystems Ghent University
Environmental risk assessment aims to inform policies and regulations to ensure adequate protection of all organisms within the ecosystems under regulation. However, these policies and regulations are based on standard toxicity experiments with only a small number of individuals, often with limited to no genetic diversity. This contrasts the variability and diversity present in natural populations. The easy solution for this problem is all ...