Ecological risk assessment of pesticides on muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) inhabiting an agriculture area in Illinois, Usa

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2584-2589

  Juhlin, Steven E ^a   Halbrook, Richard S ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Models; Muskrats; Pesticides; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CYANAZINE; FONOFOS; METOLACHLOR; PESTICIDE; TERBUFOS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ECOTOXICITY; MAMMAL; METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ONDATRA; ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0030664293     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620161221     Document Type: Article

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