Determination of the biologically relevant sampling depth for terrestrial ecological risk assessments

Geoderma

Volumn 154, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 336-339

  Anderson, Richard H ^a   Prues, Amy G ^a   Kravitz, Michael J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic zone; Ecological risk assessment; Sampling depth; Soil biology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOTIC ZONE; ECOLOGICAL RECEPTORS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; META-ANALYSIS; SAMPLING STRATEGIES; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL BIOLOGY; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CONTAMINANTS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOIL ORGANISMS; SOIL-DWELLING; SPATIAL SCALE; VARIABLE DEPTH; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

BIOLOGY; ECOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOILS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOZONATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TOXICITY TEST; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 72249116310     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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