A position paper on selenium in ecotoxicology: A procedure for deriving site-specific water quality criteria

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Lemly, A Dennis ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; SELENIUM; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC FAUNA; BIOACCUMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; REPRODUCTION; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TERATOGENESIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031893598     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1625     Document Type: Review

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