Perspective: The ecological risk assessment of copper differs from that of hydrophobic organic chemicals

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 605-617

  Lee, Christopher M ^a   Allen, Herbert E ^b  

^a Health and Environment Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 22044434897     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039891284442     Document Type: Article

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