Developing biological endpoints for defining virtual elimination: A case study for PCDDs and PCDFs

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 391-422

  Servos, M R ^a,b   Parrott, J L ^a,b   Sherry, J P ^a,b   Brown, S B ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mixed function oxygenase activity; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Virtual elimination

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; EFFLUENTS; ENZYME KINETICS; PUBLIC POLICY;

BIOLOGICAL ENDPOINTS; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASE ACTIVITY; VIRTUAL ELIMINATION;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION MONITORING;

CANADA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0032848165     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1999.019     Document Type: Article

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