Issues and recommendations

Successful implementation of a Triad approach is dependent on the availability of a suitable set of instruments chemical, toxicological (bioassays) and ecological. Without doubt, substance-oriented approaches have received a lot of attention in ecotoxicology and the available techniques are relatively mature (Posthuma et al., 2002). The current focus in this field of research is on improvement of bioavailability considerations, the effect of mixtures and the indirect effects of substances. 

Aforementioned arguments should not be regarded as a barrier to implement new methods in ERA. The reverse is true because there is a lot of improvement possible and this should be stimulated. Before applying a new test some general questions should be answered, namely  

To be useful for risk assessment, the answers from all tests in a WOE approach should be made comparable, e.g. by a uniform scaling method, preferably without losing quantitative information (Burton et al., 2002 Schmidt et al., 2002). A continuous effect scale running from 0 to 1 (representing a quantitative measure for the fraction of effect on an ecosystem) seems to fulfil quantitative requirements. For this part, many methods are still in development and answers rely heavily on the experts using these methods. In addition, non-objective choices must be made because there is no comprehensive ecosystem theory available. Fortunately, because the Triad approach is based on a WOE procedure, mismatches can be picked up as results that are obviously out of the range, making evaluation and correction conceivable. 

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EWEA (European Wind Energy Assoeiation). 2005. Report large scale integration of wind energy in the European power supply analysis, issues and recommendations. EWEA, Brussels, Belgium. 

This workshop was held to discuss problems and opportunities in the development and application of biomass fuelled combined heat and power systems (CHP), and to make recommendations for research, demonstration and implementation of CHP systems. Although the development of cohesive and coordinated policies relating to CHP was recognized as being important, the discussion focused on technical issues and recommendations. 

Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels. Major Issues and Recommendations Related to Labeling of Dietary Supplements http //www.hcalth.gov/dietsupp/ch3.htm (accessed September, 2000). 

Baldessarini RJ. Treatment research in bipolar disorder Issues and recommendations. CNS Drugs 2002 16 721-729. 

The Standards Advisory Committee on Hazardous Materials Labeling was established under section 7(b) of the OSHA Act to develop guidelines for the implementation of section 6(b)(7) of the Act with respect to heizardous materials. On June 6,1975, the Committee submitted its final report which identified issues and recommended guidelines for categorizing and ranking chemical heizards. Labels, material safety data sheets (MSDS), and training programs were also prescribed. 

Leach MO, Brindle KM, Evelhoch JL et al. The assessment of antiangiogenic and antivascular therapies in early-stage clinical trials using magnetic resonance imaging issues and recommendations. Br J Cancer 2005 92 1599-1610. 

For this report the committee did not evaluate the two ACWA program sites at Pueblo Chemical Depot (Colorado) and Blue Grass Army Depot (Kentucky). However, the committee suggests that ACWA government and contractor management personnel review this report in detail for information, issues, and recommendations that have potential applicability to the ACWA program procedures and processes. This is particularly important since the ACWA sites... 

The Engineering Workforce Current State, Issues, and Recommendations. Final Report to the Assistant Director of Engineering. National Science Foundation. (2005). www.nsf.gOv/attachments/104206/pnbhc/Final Workforce.doc. 

The safety committee effectively and efficiently resolves issues and recommends solutions to problems. 

In your role as manager of all or a portion of a project Invest some quality time with a young technical person by walking him or her through an in-process report on a project. Discuss and illustrate the critical, client-owner-customer friendly features of the report, such as an attractive cover, documentation of all alternatives and their pros and cons, ample white space, effective graphics, proper citation of sources, a list of abbreviations, a glossary, and a bottom line-oriented executive summary with a brief description of issues and recommendations. Explain how the implementation of the project is likely to depend on a carefully-crafted combination of quality technical work and the polished manner in which that work is presented in the report. 

Ergonomics Team - conducts periodic audits of workplace settings, evaluates employee suggestions regarding ergonomic issues, and recommends corrective action for environment, behaviour, or both. 

A number of design parameters must be specified in order to design an MPC system. In this section, we consider key design issues and recommended values for the parameters. Several design parameters can also be used to tune the MPC controller. The effects of the MPC design parameters will be illustrated in two examples. 

Saccomanno, F. F., L. Craig, and J. H. Shortreed. 1997. Truck safety issues and recommendations Results of the conference on truck safety Perceptions and reality. Canadian Journal (fCiznl Engineers 24 326-332. 

Persons, J. B. (1995). Why practicing psychologists are slow to adopt empirically-validated treatments. In S. C. Hayes, V. M. Follette, R. M. Dawes, K. E. Grady (Eds.), Scientific standards of psychological practice Issues and recommendations. Reno, NV Context Press. 

The PRA staff has issued "green letters" (WSRC s vehicle for introducing issues and recommendations for formal evaluation) to the Reactor Restart Division. Reference 12 provided recommendations for improved procedures and... 

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