This section of CADDIS provides two tools (at right) to help users access and apply literature-based evidence in their causal assessments. These tools are designed for users interested in finding and compiling scientific literature (peer-reviewed and other) to support or weaken the cases for particular causal pathways.

A key part of causal assessment is taking what has been learned about causal pathways in other systems and using that knowledge to inform the current assessment. In the Stressor Identification process, this application of previous research typically occurs in Step 2: List Candidate Causes and Step 4: Evaluate Data from Elsewhere.