Understanding single-species and model ecosystem sensitivity: Data- based comparison

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1329-1346

  Versteeg, Donald J ^a   Belanger, Scott E ^a   Carr, Gregory J ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Model ecosystem; Risk assessment; Single species; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; PESTICIDE; SURFACTANT;

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; NUMERICAL METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0032905682     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<1329:USSAME>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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