FourtIMCo ended! See the official photo!

FourtIMCo ended!

It was a very nice time in Belgium! We hope that everybody enjoyed as much as we did. See below our photo (me and Pri) and also the official one.

Now we should wait for the FiftIMCo in South Korea!

FourtIMCo has began! Win a T-shirt from Meiofauna Brasil!

The most important event of meiofauna this year, the FourtIMCo, started officially yesterday and we from MeiofaunaBrasil are here in Ghent.

We hope that everybody is enjoying the event as we are!

For the traditional raffle we offered a T-shirt from MeiofaunaBrasil. We hope that will make somebody very happy!

More information about the event here.

Application of Uncertainty Analysis to Ecological Risks of Pesticides

While current methods used in ecological risk assessments for pesticides are largely deterministic, probabilistic methods that aim to quantify variability and uncertainty in exposure and effects are attracting growing interest from industries and governments. Probabilistic methods offer more realistic and meaningful estimates of risk and hence, potentially, a better basis for decision-making. Application of Uncertainty Analysis to Ecological Risks of Pesticides examines the applicability of probabilistic methods for ecological risk assessment for pesticides and explores their appropriateness for general use.

There are many methods of analyzing variability and uncertainty and many ways of presenting the results. Inappropriate use of these methods leads to misleading results, and experts differ on what is appropriate. Disagreement about which methods are appropriate will result in wasted resources, conflict over findings, and reduced credibility with decision makers and the public. There is, therefore, a need to reach a consensus on how to choose and use appropriate methods, and to present this in the form of guidance for prospective users. Written in a clear and concise style, the book examines how to use probabilistic methods within a risk-based decision paradigm.
Editor(s): William J. Warren-Hicks, Andy Hart
978-1-4398-0734-7, 228 pp, 1 April 2010

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