Predictive assessment of the aquatic toxicity of multiple chemical mixtures

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1063-1068

  Faust, M ^a,b   Altenburger, R ^a   Backhaus, T ^a   Bodeker W ^a   Scholze, M ^a   Grimme, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MIXTURES; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

CONCENTRATION ADDITION; INDEPENDENT ACTION;

WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEA POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0034234332     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900040005x     Document Type: Article

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