Ecological risk assessment of a wetland exposed to boron

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2409-2414

  Powell, Rebecca L ^a,c   Kimerle, Richard A ^a   Coyle, Gerald T ^a   Best, G Ronnie ^b  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron; Ecological risk assessment; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BORON; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BORON; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARY; FAUNA; FLORA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

USA, (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 0030865540     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<2409:ERAOAW>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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