Evaluation of ecotoxicity studies

The SciRAP tools have a new format

The SciRAP evaluation tools are now available as downloadable Excel files, instead of online forms. No changes have been made to the criteria. 

Evaluating reliability and relevance

Reliability and relevance are equally important in the assessment of chemicals, therefore the evaluation result should be based on a combination of the two. The framework for the evaluation of ecotoxicity studies was developed by Moermond et al. 2016 and consists of reliability and relevance criteria. The method is called CRED, short for Criteria for Reporting and Evaluating ecotoxicity Data. Nano-specific guidance has been developed by Hartmann et al. 2017, called nanoCRED.

The evaluation can be performed using the excel-sheet found in the Moermond paper, or using the SciRAP tool available for download via the link below.

Download the tools and instructions here

CRED tool

nanoCRED tool

Instructions

References: 

The CRED evaluation method Moermond et al. 2016 (open access). 

The nanoCRED evaluation method Hartmann et al. 2017 (open access). 

Contact: Marlene Ågerstrand, marlene.agerstrand@aces.su.se