A new quality assurance system for the evaluation of ecotoxicity studies submitted under the new substances notification regulations in Canada

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-137

  Breton, Roger L ^a   Gilron, Guy ^b   Thompson, Ryan ^c   Rodney, Sara ^a   Teed, Scott ^a  

^a Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc   (Canada)

^b Teck Corporation   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological risk assessment; Ecotoxicity tests; New substances program; OECD test guidelines; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DAPHNIA; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FISH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREEN ALGA; POLLUTANT; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; CANADA; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DAPHNIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FISHES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 66149146335     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2008-026.1     Document Type: Article

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