Complex mixture-associated hormesis and toxicity: The case of leather tanning industry

Dose-Response

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-396

  Pagano, Giovanni ^a   Castello, Giuseppe ^a   Gallo, Marialuisa ^b   Borriello, Ilaria ^c   Guida, Marco ^c  

^a CROM   (Italy)

^b Campania Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (ARPAC)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complex mixtures; Sea urchins; Tanneries; Tannins

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349318674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15593258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2203/dose-response.08-013.Pagano     Document Type: Article

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