A weight-of-evidence approach for northern river risk assessment: Integrating the effects of multiple stressors

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 4 II, 2000, Pages 1182-1190

  Lowell, Richard B ^a   Culp, Joseph M ^a   Dubé, Monique G ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Washburn and Gillis Associates   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence; Multiple stressors; Northern river; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; POLLUTION EFFECT; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER;

CANADA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034025209     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190452     Document Type: Article

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