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What conversion factor between acute and chronic ecotoxicity data is applied in USEtox?

USEtox versions 1 and 2 apply a generic acute-to-chronic ratio of 2 (see Jolliet et al. 2003) and is confirmed by current, much broader studies (Posthuma et al. 2019, Aurisano et al. 2019). This fixed ratio does not account for variability across chemicals and species.

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