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Oreskes and colleagues also make a differentiation between validation and verification. Validation can be defined as meaning that there are no errors in logic or reasoning, and that the code performs as intended. In models with many different interacting pieces it can be difficult to test that each part of the model is performing as expected. With the patch dynamic model described above we were fortunate in its being derived from the work of Jingauro Wu. We were able to set the toxicant concentration at zero and then observe if the model output was that of the Wu models that did not include the toxicant segments.
Define environmental toxicology. Why must environmental toxicology be considered a broad, multidisciplinary field of study? List seven disciplines that are combined in environmental toxicology. List three important historical events in the history of the discipline of environmental toxicology. For each, give a date (if provided) and the reason the event is so important. What is “the most fundamental part of the field of environmental toxicology”? Why is an integrated structure important to develop in a research program?
Chemicals are just one of many factors altering the ecological resources that our economy and lives rely on. Risk assessment can be applied to watersheds or even larger regions, invasive species, disease, changes in land use, and climate change, among other stressors. We hope that the reader finds the journey as exciting as we have. Define environmental toxicology. Why must environmental toxicology be considered a broad, multidisciplinary field of study? List seven disciplines that are combined in environmental toxicology.