Toxicological risk assessment in the courtroom: Are available methodologies suitable for evaluating toxic tort and product liability claims?

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 1 I, 1998, Pages 21-31

  Rodricks, Joseph V ^a   Rieth, Susan H ^a  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; CRIMINAL LAW; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LEGAL LIABILITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

EID: 0031809672     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1997.1181     Document Type: Article

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