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  Appendix 1

Questionaire for Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Related to Agriculture

 
ORGANISMS FOR BIOREMEDIATION
 
   
risk
1
What is the target substrate for bioremediation?

General Information
2
What effect does the parent organism have on the target substrate?

General Information
3
What effect does the GMO have on the target substrate?

General Information
4
What other substances can be metabolized by the GMO which cannot be metabolized by the parent organism?

C4
5
Will the GMO be self-sufficient once exposed to the target substrate or will additional measures be required (e.g. provision of supplementary nutrients and growth factors or other environmental modifications)?

C5
6
Does the GMO produce metabolites which may have deleterious effects directly on other organisms or indirectly through concentration in the food chain? If so, specify.

C2, E3, C8
7
What effects might the GMO have on water, air or soil quality?

D4
8
What effects might the GMO have on organisms which ingest it?

D8, E2
9
Will the GMO be dispersed from the site of application? If so, describe the mechanisms involved and the consequences.

D2, D3
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