BIOMARKERS, NATURAL VARIABILITY, AND RISK ASSESSMENT - CAN THEY COEXIST

Authors
ENGEL DW VAUGHAN DS
Citation
Dw. Engel et Ds. Vaughan, BIOMARKERS, NATURAL VARIABILITY, AND RISK ASSESSMENT - CAN THEY COEXIST, Human and ecological risk assessment, 2(2), 1996, pp. 257-262
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Human and ecological risk assessment → ACNP
ISSN journal
10807039
Volume
2
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
257 - 262
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-7039(1996)2:2<257:BNVARA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
This paper is a discussion of the utility of biomarkers as a component of the ecological risk assessment process. Both the pros and the cons of biomarkers are discussed, as well as consideration of some of the sources of variability. In the end, biomarkers are considered useful a s long as we are aware of their limitations and sources of uncontrolle d variability.