Biomarkers, natural variability, and risk assessment: Can they coexist?

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 257-262

  Engel, David W ^a   Vaughan, Douglas S ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Ecological risk assessment; Ecosystem; Population; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001149602     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039609383605     Document Type: Article

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