Derivation of predicted no effect concentrations (PNEC) for marine environmental risk assessment: Application of different approaches to the model contaminant Linear Alkylbenzene Sulphonates (LAS) in a site-specific environment

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 486-491

  Hampel, M ^a   Gonzalez Mazo E ^b   Vale, C ^a   Blasco, J ^c  

^a Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment factor; Equilibrium partitioning method; LC10; LC50; Lethal concentration; Linear Alkylbenzene Sulphonate (LAS); Marine risk assessment; Predicted no effect concentration (PNEC); Sediment

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; MARINE BIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

ASSESSMENT FACTOR; EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING METHOD; LC10; LC50; LETHAL CONCENTRATION; LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULPHONATE (LAS); MARINE RISK ASSESSMENT; PREDICTED NO EFFECT CONCENTRATION (PNEC);

MARINE POLLUTION;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID;

DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFONATE; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; LC 50; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDICTED NO EFFECT CONCENTRATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEA POLLUTION;

ANDALUCIA; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SANCTI PETRI CHANNEL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34047093508     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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