In its recent review and guidance document titled: �Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides�, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) noted the lack of a formal, consistent approach to defining �best data available� among the EPA, US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Regulatory organizations rarely conduct a proper data quality evaluation of effects data when conducting an ecological risk assessment. Moreover, the most sensitive effects data are often selected without consideration of the relevance or quality of the study. A robust data quality evaluation process is critical to ensure the �best data available� are used in a risk assessment. This presentation will highlight key data quality evaluation elements and their application.

Data relevance and data quality for ecological risk assessment

248th National Meeting (2014)

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