Some comments on the selection of human intraspecies uncertainty factors

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 29-37

  Abernathy, Charles O ^a   Donohue, Joyce M ^a   Cicmanec, John ^a   Poirier, Kenneth A ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Kendle International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Benzoic acid; Essential trace elements; Fluoride; Human uncertainty factor; Manganese; Molybdenum; Nitrate; Nitrite; Reference dose; Selenium; Silver and zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642414164     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030490280936     Document Type: Conference Paper

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