The applicability of species sensitivity distributions to the development of generic doses for phytosanitary irradiation.

ABSTRACT: Ionizing radiation is used as a phytosanitary treatment to prevent the introduction of pests through trade. Generic doses are a valuable means to increase the number of pest-commodity combinations that can be treated using phytosanitary irradiation. Generic doses allow for the treatment of the entire taxa for which the dose has been approved, allowing for the treatment of untested species. As such, the approval of a generic dose requires substantial supporting data and careful consideration of the risks involved. We adopt the Species Sensitivity Distribution (SSD) framework, already in widespread use in the field of ecotoxicology and environmental risk assessment, to evaluate generic doses for phytosanitary irradiation treatments. Parametric SSDs for Curculionidae and Tephritidae were deve

SUBMITTER: Penca C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9911602 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature