Ecotoxicity testing: Science, politics and ethics

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-112

  Walker, Colin H ^a,b  

^a Devon   (United Kingdom)

^b Devon EX24 6NJ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternatives; Biomarkers; Ecotoxicity testing; Environmental risk assessment; Pesticides; Populations; REACH

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ECOTOXICITY; ETHICS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POLITICS; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 41149144165     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290803600111     Document Type: Note

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