Assessing ecological risk in watersheds: A case study of problem formulation in the Big Darby Creek watershed, Ohio, USA

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 4 II, 2000, Pages 1082-1096

  Cormier, Susan M ^a   Smith, Marc ^b   Norton, Sue ^a   Neiheisel, Tim ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment endpoints; Conceptual model; Ecological risk assessment; In stream stressors; Problem formulation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

BIG DARBY CREEK; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034107915     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190439     Document Type: Article

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