National coordination of GMO monitoring - A concept for Germany

Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 45-48

  Gathmann, Achim ^a,b   Bartsch, D ^a  

^a Bundesamt fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit BVL   (Germany)

^b Referat 404 ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Administration; Environmental monitoring; General surveillance; GMO monitoring; National coordination office

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845635686     PISSN: 16615751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00003-006-0069-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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