The biotic ligand model: A model of the acute toxicity of metals to aquatic life

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 175-182

  Paquin, Paul R ^a   Santore, Robert C ^a   Wu, Kuen B ^a   Kavvadas, Christos D ^a   Di Toro, Dominic M ^a,b  

^a HydroQual Inc   (United States)

^b MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biotic ligand model; BLM; Metal; Speciation; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001269625     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1462-9011(00)00047-2     Document Type: Article

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