Toxicological considerations of contaminants in the terrestrial environment for ecological risk assessment

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-83

  O'Halloran, Kathryn ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Direct toxicity assessment; Ecotoxicity; Soil criteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544443894     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030500428603     Document Type: Conference Paper

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