Use of (Eco)toxicity data as screening criteria for the identification and classification of PBT/POP compounds

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 680-696

  Solomon, Keith R ^a   Dohmen, Peter ^b   Fairbrother, Anne ^c   Marchand, Marcelle ^d   McCarty, Lynn ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CropLife International   (Belgium)

^c Parametrix Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^e LS McCarty Scientific Research and Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicity; PBTs; POPs; REACH; Screening criteria

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES;

EID: 77249106742     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2009-013.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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