Bioindicators versus biomarkers in ecological risk assessment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 159-164

  McCarty, L S ^a   Power, M ^b   Munkittrick, K R ^c  

^a LS McCarty Scientific Research and Consulting   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Biomarker; Ecological risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012603747     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20028091056791     Document Type: Conference Paper

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