Harmonizing the incorporation of uncertainty and variability into risk assessment: An international approach

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-13

  Sonich Mullin, Cynthia ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Harmonization; Inter species and inter individual differences; Risk assessment; Uncertainty and variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044525477     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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