Ranking of toxics release: Inventory chemicals using a level III fugacity model and toxicity

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 10-11, 1999, Pages 83-90

  Edwards, F G ^a   Egemen, E ^a   Brennan, R ^a   Nirmalakhandan, N ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical scoring; Chimical ranking; Fugacity modeling; Toxic chemicals; Toxicity; Toxics release inventory

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RANKING; CHEMICAL SCORING; FUGACITY MODEL; TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLICY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032764364     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00257-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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