EPA EcoBox (A Toolbox for Ecological Risk Assessors)

EPA’s Ecological Risk Assessment ToolBox (EPA EcoBox) is a group of tools designed to assist with assessing ecological risk. An ecological risk assessment is the process for evaluating how likely it is that the environment might be impacted from an exposure to one or more environmental stressors, such as chemicals, land-use change, disease, and invasive species. EPA EcoBox provides links to guidance documents, databases, models, reference materials, and other related resources. The information and tools are organized according to six topics areas of interest to ecological risk assessors. Each of these tool sets provides information on how these topics are considered within the context of the phases of an Ecological Risk AssessmentEcological Risk AssessmentA process that evaluates the likelihood that adverse ecological effects may occur or are occurring as a result of exposure to one or more stressors. Stressors are defined as any chemical, biological, or physical entity that can induce an adverse response on ecological individuals, populations, communities, or ecosystems. (ERA).