Environmental risk limits for two phthalates, with special emphasis on endocrine disruptive properties

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-321

  Van Wezel, A P ^a   Van Vlaardingen, P ^a   Posthumus, R ^a   Crommentuijn, G H ^a   Sijm, D T H M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0033894557     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2000.1930     Document Type: Article

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