Why has ecological risk assessment found such limited application?

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 849-857

  Landis, Wayne G ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 75649111989     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030903175306     Document Type: Editorial

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