Use of measurement data in evaluating exposure of humans and wildlife to POPs/PBTs

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 638-661

  Swackhamer, Deborah L ^a   Needham, Larry L ^b   Powell, David E ^c   Muir, Derek C G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c DOW CORNING CORPORATION   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomagnification; Exposure; Field measurements; Persistence; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77249174485     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/IEAM_2008-094.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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