Analysis of the ECETOC Aquatic Toxicity (EAT) database. II - Comparison of acute to chronic ratios for various aquatic organisms and chemical substances

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-127

  Länge, Reinhard ^a,e   Hutchinson, Thomas H ^b   Scholz, Norbert ^c   Solbé, John ^d  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute chronic ratios; Aquatic toxicity; Extrapolation factors; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE/CHRONIC RATIOS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DATABASE; DATABASES; ECETOC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ECOTOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 0031986291     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10024-8     Document Type: Article

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