Methodology for conducting screening-level ecological risk assessments for hazardous waste sites. Part III: Exposure and effects assessment

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-89

  Kester, Janet E ^a  

^a Dames and Moore Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Ecologically based screening levels; Effects assessment; Exposure assessment; Functional groups; Receptor of concern, toxicity reference values

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENTS; ECOLOGICALLY BASED SCREENING LEVELS; TOXICITY REFERENCE VALUE;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 0031654352     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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