Assessment of the Probabilistic Ecological Risk Assessment-Toxic Equivalent Combination Approach for Evaluating Pesticide Mixture Toxicity to Zooplankton in Outdoor Microcosms

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 453-461

  George, T K ^a,c   Liber, K ^a   Solomon, K R ^b   Sibley, P K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; DIMPYLATE; ENDOSULFAN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; SURFACE WATER; TRIFLURALIN;

PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MIXTURE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MICROCOSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PESTICIDES; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ILEX COOKII; PERA;

EID: 0142126799     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-003-2123-9     Document Type: Article

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