Evaluating effects of contaminants on fish health at multiple levels of biological organization: Extrapolating from lower to higher levels

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-27

  Adams, S Marshall ^a   Greeley Jr , M S ^a   Ryon, M G ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Biomarkers; Ecological risk assessment; Environmental stress; Gradient responses

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844454011     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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