Weight of Evidence
SETAC endorses the use of the weight-of-evidence approach when scientific conclusions cannot be formulated based on a single line or piece of evidence. There, the weight-of-evidence framework can be used to assemble, weigh and evaluate all the information to come to a scientifically defensible conclusion.
Fact Sheets
Journal Articles
- Practical Consideration for Application of Weight of Evidence in Chemical Evaluations
IEAM Special Series (2022) - Moving Persistence Assessments into the 21st Century: A Role for Weight of Evidence and Overall Persistence
IEAM 18: 868–887 (2021) - Weight of Evidence In Chemical Risk Assessment and Management
IEAM Virtual Issue