The purpose of this manual is to provide risk assessors with guidance on the environmental risk assessment of industrial chemicals. It may also provide other stakeholders with an illustration of the general process and considerations that risk assessors employ when assessing the potential risks that chemicals may pose to the environment. For a less technical illustration of the key areas that risk assessors consider, a separate overview document is available.The manual provides information and guidance on various methods available to undertake the different areas of an environmental risk assessment, which, broadly speaking, comprises exposure, effects and risk characterisation. It outlines how the assessor should carry out an assessment of a new or existing agvet chemical according to best practice, including what information, methods and tools to use in assessing chemicals. Veterinary chemicals are discussed separately (refer Chapter 9) to agricultural pesticides, as agreed international methodology is available for the assessment of veterinary medicines. It is noted, however, that this information is provided as guidance rather than prescriptive metholodology as assessment needs to be tailored to fit the particular chemical being assessed.
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