Improving the incentives for toxicity testing

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-21

  Hansson, Sven Ove ^a   Rudén, Christina ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Classification; Labelling; Lack of data; QSAR; Question marking; Symbol; Toxic ignorance; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; SAFETY TESTING; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

TOXIC IGNORANCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 0042764362     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366987032000047761     Document Type: Article

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