Title: A unified information system to satisfy the NRA's requirement for ecotoxicology information: the specification study
Author: M.G.C. Baker
Author: S.D. Atkins
Author: G. Coles
Author: S. Hedgecott
Author: S. Fleming
Author: D. Cox
Author: S. Goodwin
Document Type: Monograph
Abstract:
The objective of this study has been to specify an information system which, if effectively managed, would satisfy the requirements for ecotoxicology information within the NRA. Establishing such a system is a multistage process that entails: (i) an assessment of the need for information; (ii) proposals for specific solutions to satisfy this need; (iii) an investigation into the feasibility of these solutions; (iv) a detailed specification of the information system; and (v) an implementation plan. The objective of this study was to consider stages (i) to (iii). The remaining stages will require the involvement of information technologists within NRA, since more detailed discussions and studies are required before a system can be selected, specified and implemented. In addition to the specification of an information system, a number of pieces of supporting work have been produced with direct relevance to the type of system (e.g. internal or external), its information sources, and data requirements for the derivation of water quality objectives (e.g. EQSs, Likely Safe Environmental Concentrations).
Publisher: National Rivers Authority
Publication Date: 1992
Publication Place: Bristol
Subject Keywords: Information systems; Ecotoxicology; National Rivers Authority
Extent: 128
Permalink: http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ealit:2316
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