Uncertainties in the environmental risk assessment of metals

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1003-1018

  Janssen, C R ^a   De Schamphelaere, K ^a   Heijerick, D ^a   Muyssen, B ^a   Lock, K ^a   Bossuyt, B ^a   Vangheluwe, M ^a   Van Sprang, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Background concentration; Bioavailability; Copper; Deficiency; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044521776     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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