Addressing arsenic bioaccessibility in ecological risk assessment: A novel approach to avoid overestimating risk

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 668-675

  Ollson, Christopher A ^a   Koch, Iris ^b   Smith, Paula ^b   Knopper, Loren D ^c   Hough, Chris ^d   Reimer, Ken J ^b  

^a Environmental Health Science   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

^d DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bioaccessibility; Deer mice; Ecological risk assessment; Estimated daily intake

Indexed keywords

BIOACCESSIBILITY; DEER MOUSE; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATED DAILY INTAKE; ESTIMATED DAILY INTAKES;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; ECOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; MINING; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOILS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; BIOAVAILABILITY; EXTRACTION METHOD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOREST; HABITAT; HEALTH HAZARD; MINE TAILINGS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; STOMACH JUICE; ANIMAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; MINING; PEROMYSCUS; TREE;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; YELLOWKNIFE;

ANIMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; PEROMYSCUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TREES;

EID: 66649110645     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-204.1     Document Type: Article

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