Analysis of the ECETOC Aquatic Toxicity (EAT) database. III - Comparative toxicity of chemical substances to different life stages of aquatic organisms

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 129-142

  Hutchinson, Thomas H ^a,d   Solbé, John ^b   Kloepper Sams, Pamela J ^c  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Proctor and Gamble Europe   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrates; Early life stage; Embryos; Fish; Larvae; Lifecycle

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DATABASE; DATABASES; ECETOC; LIFE STAGE; LIFE STAGES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; LARVA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031986535     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10025-X     Document Type: Article

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