Evaluation of ecotoxicological field studies for authorization of plant protection products in Europe

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1157-1176

  De Jong, Frank M W ^a   Mensink, B J W G ^a   Smit, C Els ^a   Montforts, Mark H M M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Field test; Higher tier study; Pesticide; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644435755     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030500278644     Document Type: Article

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