Toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) and their use in ecological risk assessment: A successful method when used appropriately

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-52

  Sanderson, J Thomas ^a,b   Van Den Berg, Martin ^a,b  

^a Research Institute for Toxicology   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 22644451046     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039991289626     Document Type: Article

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