Shortcomings in USEPA's approach for predicting risk due to consumption of animal food products impacted by air emissions from hazardous waste combustion facilities: A case study involving phthalates

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1137-1154

  Grant, Roberta L ^a   Rodriguez, Rosita J ^b   Hofelt, Chris S ^a   Haws, Laurie C ^a  

^a Toxicology and Risk Assessment Section   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food chain; Hazardous waste combustion; Kow; Metabolism; Phthalates; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 26844541954     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1080-700291905855     Document Type: Article

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