A proposed framework for investigation of cause for environmental effects monitoring

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 195-211

  Hewitt, L Mark ^a   Dubé, Monique G ^a   Culp, Joseph M ^a,b   MacLatchy, Deborah L ^b   Munkittrick, Kelly R ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Causal investigation; Environmental effects monitoring; Framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346816406     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713609859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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