Aquatic ecological risks posed by tributyltin in United States surface waters: Pre-1989 to 1996 data

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 567-577

  Cardwell, Rick D ^a   Brancato, Mary Sue ^a   Toll, John ^a   DeForest, David ^a   Tear, Lucinda ^a  

^a Parametrix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Chronic; Risk assessment; Toxicity; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

TRIBUTYLTIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033054779     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<0567:AERPBT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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