Ethylene glycol ethers: An environmental risk assessment

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1585-1613

  Staples, Charles A ^a   Boatman, Rodney J ^b   Cano, Manuel L ^c  

^a Assessment Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; PLASTICIZER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ACETATES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHERS; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; MARINE BIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032031031     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10056-X     Document Type: Article

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