Use of PCB congener and homologue analysis in ecological risk assessment

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1381, 2000, Pages 147-161

  Valoppi, Laura ^a   Petreas, Myrto ^b   Donohoe, Regina M ^b   Sullivan, Laurie ^c   Callahan, Clarence A ^c  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HERBICIDES; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ECOTOXICITY; QUANTITATION LIMITS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 0033878079     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp14420s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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