Introduction: Improving chemical risk assessments through ecological modeling

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 885-888

  Pastorok, Robert A ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

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EID: 0038379231     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713610014     Document Type: Editorial

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