Aquatic toxicity testing of sparingly soluble, volatile, and unstable substances and interpretation and use of data

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 72-77

  Rufli, H ^a   Fisk, P R ^b   Girling, A E ^c   King, J M H ^d   Lange R ^e   Lejeune, X ^f   Stelter, N ^g   Stevens, C ^h   Suteau, P ⁱ   Tapp, J ^j   Thus, J ^k   Versteeg, D J ^l   Niessen, H J ^m  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b Peter Fisk Associates   (United Kingdom)

^c Shell Research   (United Kingdom)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^f Chemie et Ecologie   (France)

^g HENKEL KGAA   (Germany)

^h Dow Corning SA Belgium   (Belgium)

ⁱ SANOFI   (France)

^j ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^k Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

^l PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

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

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; SOLVENT; SURFACTANT; VOLATILE AGENT; WATER;

ENVIRONMETNAL CONTAMINANT; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY TEST;

ADSORPTION; ALGA; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY TESTING; VOLATILIZATION;

ALGAE;

EID: 0032005411     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1612     Document Type: Article

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