Ecological risk assessment and its research progress

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1869-1876

  Yang, Wen Rui ^a   Wang, Ru Song ^a   Huang, Jin Lou ^a   Li, Feng ^a   Chen, Zhan ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological risk; Environment management; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 35148869290     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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