A proposal for the use of biomarkers for the assessment of chronic pollution and in regulatory toxicology

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 331-343

  Handy, Richard D ^a   Galloway, Tamara S ^a   Depledge, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Chronic pollution; Regulatory framework; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIOMARKER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOXICOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAW; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GUIDELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037307405     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022527432252     Document Type: Review

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