SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1981
STP34143S
Margins of Safety for Aquatic Communities
SourceThe margin of safety is the difference between the expected effect concentrations and the expected ambient concentrations. Two sources of variability, error in the test data and unknown information, necessitate a margin of safety. Inclusion of site-specific considerations can substantially reduce needed margins. The choice of the appropriate confidence level should be based on the importance of the decision and not on habit.
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Mount, DI
Environmental Research Laboratory—Duluth, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, Minn.
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Developed by Committee: D19
Pages: 5–9
DOI: 10.1520/STP34143S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4803-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0799-1