Ethics in science: Ecotoxicology

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-39

  Cairns Jr , John ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community toxicity testing; Eco ethics; Ecotoxicology; Landscape toxicity testing; Predictive ecotoxicology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041325609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16118014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esep003033     Document Type: Article

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