Ecotoxicology and sustainable use of the planet

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 162-170

  Cairns, John ^a  

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

Author keywords

ecological thresholds; ecosystem services; ecotoxicology; industrial ecology; natural capital; role of ecotoxicologists; sustainability

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ETHICS; EVOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0042737957     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0748233702th143rr     Document Type: Article

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