Collections and Lists
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Example Annotated Conceptual Model Diagram
Step 5 makes use of an annotated conceptual diagram, shown on this page, to complete the assessment.
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Figure: Explanation of Inconsistent Evidence
This page includes a more detailed explanation about the Figure 5-1 illustration from Volume 1.
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About Diagnosing Causes
This page is about how to diagnose causes and gives some examples to help risk assessors.
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Biological Assessment and Biocriteria
Step 5, identify probable cause, an overview, Weighing evidence for a candidate cause, Comparing evidence across causes, and Expected output of the causal assessment.
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About Scoring the Evidence
This page gives an overview about how to score the evidence when doing stressor identification.
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Figures: Causal Pathway
Figures 3-5a and Figure 3-5b illustrate the concept of the Causal Pathway type of evidence that support or refute the case.
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Listing Multiple Stressors as Candidate Causes
An overview, listing stressors as candidate causes
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Figure: Consistency of Evidence
Consistency of Evidence, Table 5-6
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Figure: Stressor-Response Relationships from Other Field Studies
Stressor-Response Relationships from Other Field Studies: Figure 4-1
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Figures: Manipulation of Exposure
Figures 3-7a and 3-7b illustrates the different outcomes when you remove or don't remove the impairment.
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About Eliminating Improbable Causes
Overview, details of eliminating improbable causes
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Causal Characteristics and Types of Evidence
Causal characteristics and the types of evidence that support them. Table 5-3, Table 5-4
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Standard List Example Developed by the States
A table containing a list of candidate causes used for stressor identification in Bogue Homo, Mississippi.
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Figure: Stressor-Response Relationships from Laboratory Studies
Figure 4-2 illustrates the concept of the type of evidence "Stressor-Response Relationships from Laboratory Studies"
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Table. Water Management Programs and Stressor Identification
This table includes the water management program codes/titles along with the role of the stressor identification and purpose.
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Aquatic Stressors that Can Potentially Cause Biological Impairment
This is a list of stressors that can potentially cause biological impairment and the source reference.
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Figure: Mechanistically Plausible Cause
Figure 4-4 illustrates the concept of the type of evidence "Mechanistically Plausible Cause"
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Figure: Evidence of Exposure or Biological Mechanism
Figure 3-4 illustrates how to derive and evaluate evidence of exposure or biological mechanism.
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Figure: Stressor-Response Relationships from Ecological Simulation Models
Figure 4-3 illustrates the concept of the type of evidence "Stressor-Response Relationships from Ecological Simulation Models"
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Figure: Analogous Stressors
Figure 4-6 illustrates the concept of the type of evidence for analogous stressors.