Ecological risk assessment: Implications of hormesis

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-139

  Van Der Schalie, William H ^a   Gentile, John H ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Hormesis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL;

COMPETITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HORMESIS; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034016559     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1263(200003/04)20:2<131::aid-jat644>3.0.co;2-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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