Derivation of aquatic screening benchmarks for 1,2-dibromoethane

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-71

  Kszos, L A ^a   Talmage, S S ^a   Morris, G W ^a   Konetsky, B K ^a   Rottero, T ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIBROMOETHANE; DRINKING WATER; GASOLINE; GROUND WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BENCHMARKING; CYPRINIDAE; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE; LETHAL DOSE 50; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; GADUS MORHUA; INSECTA; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 0038817855     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-002-0151-5     Document Type: Article

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