The design, construction, and operation of a whole-body inhalation chamber for use in avian toxicity studies

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-197

  Olsgard, Mandy L ^a   Smits, Judit E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; COPPER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOWL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; BENZENE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FALCONIFORMES; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; TOLUENE; TOXICITY TESTS;

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS; FALCONIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 38849090580     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370701821367     Document Type: Article

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