Bioassays and biomarkers, two pillars of ecotoxicology: Past, present and prospective uses

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-139

  Blaise, Christian ^a   Gagné, François ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecotoxicology; Bioassays; Biomarkers; Pollution; Prospects of ecotoxicology

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOASSAY; BIOMARKER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; NUMERICAL METHOD; TAXONOMY;

EID: 62249140297     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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