Regulations for combined effects of pollutants: Consequences from risk assessment in aquatic toxicology

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1155-1157

  Altenburger, R ^a   Boedeker, W ^b   Faust, M ^b   Grimme, L H ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; HEAVY METAL; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE; SURFACTANT;

ALGA; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; DRUG MIXTURE; LAW; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0030292217     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(97)00088-4     Document Type: Article

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