Probabilistic ecological hazard assessment: Evaluating pharmaceutical effects on aquatic higher plants as an example

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-135

  Brain, Richard A ^a   Sanderson, Hans ^b   Sibley, Paul K ^a   Solomon, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Soap and Detergent Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazard; Macrophytes; Pharmaceuticals; Probabilistic; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTICS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MACROPHYTE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANT DISEASE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MACROPHYTE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARACEAE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; LEMNA GIBBA; MYRIOPHYLLUM SIBIRICUM;

EID: 33646810146     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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