Integrated approach to PBT and POP prioritization and risk assessment

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 697-711

  Van Wijk, Dolf ^a   Chénier, Robert ^b   Henry, Tala ^c   Hernando, Maria D ^d   Schulte, Christoph ^e  

^a Euro Chlor   (Belgium)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^e UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

PBTs; Persistent organic pollutants; POPs

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77249096066     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2009-034.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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