Introduction and summary of the 13th meeting of the Scientific Group on Methodologies for the Safety Evaluation of Chemicals (SGOMSEC): Alternative testing methodologies

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 106, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 405-412

  Stokes, William S ^a   Marafante, Erminio ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Environment Inst   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative methods; Ecotoxicology; In vitro methods; Reduction; Refinement; Replacement; Risk assessment; Testing; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT;

ANIMAL WELFARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPOSIUM; TOXICOLOGY; WORKSHOP;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031832598     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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