Integrated human and ecological risk assessment: A case study of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in humans and wildlife

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2003, Pages 303-324

  Ross, Peter S ^a   Birnbaum, Linda S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Humans; Integration; Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Risk; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 1942506395     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/727073292     Document Type: Article

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