Implications of research on endocrine disruption for the environmental risk assessment, regulation and monitoring of chemicals in the European Union

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-18

  Matthiessen, Peter ^a   Johnson, Ian ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b WRC PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Endocrine disruption; REACH; Regulation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICON;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS (EDC); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IN VITRO METHODS;

CHEMICALS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EUROPEAN UNION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; IN VIVO STUDY; LAW; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33846533660     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.05.036     Document Type: Review

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