Predictive value of species sensitivity distributions for effects of herbicides in freshwater ecosystems

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 645-674

  Van Den Brink, Paul J ^a   Blake, Naomi ^b,c   Brock, Theo C M ^a   Maltby, Lorraine ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Cambridge Environmental Assessments   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem; Ecological risk assessment; Herbicides; Pesticides; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747627890     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030500430559     Document Type: Review

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