Protecting the structure and functioning of soil ecosystems is one of the central aims of current regulations of chemicals. This is, for instance, shown by the emphasis on the protection of key drivers and ecosystem services as proposed in the protection goal options for soil organisms by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Such targets require insight into soil biodiversity, its role in the functioning of ecosystems, and the way it responds to stress. Also required are tools and methodologies for properly assessing biodiversity. To address these issues, the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe 14^th Special Science Symposium (SESSS14) was held 19 to 20 November 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. The central aim of the SESSS14 was to provide information on how to include soil biodiversity and soil functions as protection goal options in the risk assessment and quantification of the effects of chemicals and other stressors (including their respective regulations). This paper is based on the presentations and discussions at the SESSS14 and will give a brief update on the scientific state‐of‐the art on soil biodiversity, novel scientific developments, experimental and modeling approaches, as well as case studies. It will also discuss how these approaches could inform future risk assessment of chemicals and other stressors in the regulatory context of protecting soil ecosystems. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2021;17:541–551. © 2020 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC)

中文翻译：

---

土壤生物多样性：化学风险评估的最新技术和可能的实施


保护土壤生态系统的结构和功能是现行化学品法规的核心目标之一。例如，欧洲食品安全局 (EFSA) 在土壤生物保护目标选项中提出的对关键驱动因素和生态系统服务保护的强调就表明了这一点。这些目标需要深入了解土壤生物多样性、其在生态系统功能中的作用以及其应对压力的方式。还需要正确评估生物多样性的工具和方法。为了解决这些问题，欧洲环境毒理学与化学学会 (SETAC) 第 14^届特别科学研讨会 (SESSS14) 于 2019 年 11 月 19 日至 20 日在比利时布鲁塞尔举行。 SESSS14 的中心目标是提供有关如何将土壤生物多样性和土壤功能作为保护目标选项纳入化学品和其他压力源影响的风险评估和量化（包括其各自的法规）的信息。本文基于 SESSS14 的演讲和讨论，将简要介绍土壤生物多样性的最新科学进展、新颖的科学发展、实验和建模方法以及案例研究。它还将讨论这些方法如何为未来在保护土壤生态系统的监管背景下对化学品和其他压力源的风险评估提供信息。整体环境评估管理2021；17：541–551。 © 2020 作者。综合环境评估和管理由 Wiley periodicals LLC 代表环境毒理学与化学学会 (SETAC) 出版