Uncertainty analysis of single-concentration exposure data for risk assessment - Introducing the species effect distribution approach

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3078-3081

  Scott Fordsmand, Janeck J ^a   Damgaard, Christian ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Distribution analysis; Risk assessment; Single concentration

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MICROORGANISMS; OPTIMIZATION; TOXICITY; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM EFFECT LEVEL; ORGANISMS; SINGLE CONCENTRATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DISULFOTON; PESTICIDE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33846183277     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-200R.1     Document Type: Article

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