An ecological risk assessment of formaldehyde

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 483-509

  Chénier, Robert ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic organisms; Ecological risk assessment; Formaldehyde; Terrestrial organisms

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 2342435847     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713609919     Document Type: Review

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