Ecotoxicological and analytical assessment of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils and application to ecological risk assessment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1591-1607

  Saterbak, Ann ^a   Toy, Robin J ^b   Wong, Diana C L ^a   Mcmain, Bruce J ^a   Williams, M Patty ^a   Dorn, Philip B ^a   Brzuzy, Louis P ^a   Chai, Eric Y ^a   Salanitro, Joseph P ^a  

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

^b Shell Chemicals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Soil; Terrestrial ecotoxicity

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

CONTAMINATED LAND; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; EARTHWORM; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032997901     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<1591:EAAAOH>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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