Tributyltin oxide

IPCS Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents

Volumn , Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1-28

  Benson, Robert ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BIS(TRIBUTYLTIN) OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032751883     PISSN: 10206167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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