Defininitions and Methods:

This is an interdisciplinary group with many skill sets. Understanding terms and methods are critical to all members. Research methods and concerns differ from field to field, and you might not have been exposed to some concepts that are critical in this group overall. So here are some terms and concepts that might get tossed around in discussions and position papers. They are also important to both understand and be able explain to others, from collegues to politicians!


1. Correlation and Causation.

2. Hill's Criteria

3. Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification.

4. Toxicity and LD and the extreme limitations of this approach.

5. Research concerns in complex systems.

6. Why all of these are important in communication.

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