Development of a preliminary relative risk model for evaluating regional ecological conditions in the Delaware River Estuary, USA

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 164-179

  Iannuzzi, Timothy J ^a   Durda, Judi L ^b   Preziosi, Damian V ^b   Ludwig, David F ^a   Stahl Jr , Ralph G ^c   DeSantis, Amanda A ^c   Hoke, Robert A ^c  

^a ARCADIS US Inc   (United States)

^b Integral Consulting Inc   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delaware; Multiple stressors; Relative risk model; Risk assessment; River

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

DELAWARE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77249165247     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2009-023.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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