Peer Review of AQUATOX

AQUATOX Release 2 underwent an external peer review in late 2002. Only minor changes to the model were required before release. The following are the members of the Peer Review Panel and their affiliations at that time:

Don DeAngelis, Ph.D., U. S. Geological Survey and University of Miami
Rob Pastorok, Ph.D., Exponent
Frieda Taub, Ph.D., University of Washington

For further details on the findings of the review panel and our responses, see the following:

Executive Summary (PDF) (6 pages, 36 K)
Peer review comments and EPA responses (PDF) (24 pages, 119 K)
EPA Response memorandum (PDF) (6 pages, 361 K)

In addition to the formal peer review panel, AQUATOX has been reviewed in the following:

Koelmans, A.A., A. Van der Heidje, L.M. Knijff, and R.H. Aalderink. 2001. Integrated Modelling of Eutrophication and Organic Contaminant Fate and Effects in Aquatic Ecosystems. A Review. Water Research 35 (15):3517-3536.
Pastorok, R.A., Bartell, S.M., Ferson, S., and Ginzburg, L.R, eds. 2002. Ecological Modeling in Risk Assessment: Chemical Effects on Populations, Ecosystems, and Landscapes. Lewis Publishers, 302 pp.

It is our intention to undergo an additional peer review prior to making AQUATOX Release 3 publicly available.

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