This is a brief description of studies that exemplify the methods and approaches that have been developed and used by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers in conducting integrated assessments. See the complete list of Integrated Assessment Briefs to find out more about ORNL's efforts in integrated assessment. Contact Mike Farrell (farrellmp@ornl.gov) for more information.

Ecological Risk Assessment and Reservation-wide Monitoring


Data from source areas is being used to evaluate risk at large spatial scales for the Oak Ridge Reservation and surrounding areas.

How do you assess ecological risk for the variety of plants and animals that reside on the Oak Ridge Reservation?

A strategy for ecological risk assessment has been developed for the Oak Ridge Reservation. This strategy outlines the spatial areas that should be considered and specific data requirements.

In support of this strategy, the Oak Ridge Reservation-wide Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Program was developed to evaluate effects to wide-ranging species and to integrate data from source areas to evaluate risk at larger spatial scales.

Suter et al. 1994. Approach and strategy for performing ecological risk assessments for the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Reservation: 1994 revision. ES/ER/TM-33/R1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Ashwood et al. 1994. Workplan for the Oak Ridge Reservation ecological monitoring and assessment program. DOE/OR/01-1298&D1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.


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