Uncertainties associated with assessing the risk of an endocrine active substance in the Canadian environment

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 319-330

  Servos, M ^a   Bennie, D ^a   Burnison, K ^a   Cureton, P ^a   Davidson, N ^a   Rawn, T ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINOLOGY; HORMONES; IMPURITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

KNOWLEDGE GAPS;

WATER QUALITY;

ENDOCRINOLOGY;

EID: 0034973272     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2001.019     Document Type: Article

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